Combate Americas

Combate Americas is the first Hispanic mixed martial arts sports and media franchise.[1] It was founded in August 2011 by UFC co-creator Campbell McLaren.[2] It premiered on Mun2 on February 23, 2014.[3] It can be seen on NBC Universo and Directv’s OTT platform Yaveo. Also now on UFC Fight-Pass.

Combate Americas was the winner of the Imagen Award for “Best Reality or Variety Series,” making it the first fight TV program to win a major award.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Cepida, Elias (April 6, 2014). "Combate Americas looks to bring MMA to Latin audience" (Yahoo Cagewriter). Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Ozanian, Mike (July 23, 2014). "Combate Americas Targets Hispanic MMA Fans". Forbes. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Bohn, Mike (February 19, 2014). "MMA legend Royce Gracie explains how ‘Combate Americas’ differs from ‘TUF’". MMAJunkie. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "29th Annual Imagen Awards - Winners and Nominees". The Imagen Awards. The Imagen Foundation. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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