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Veteran mixed marital artist Jessica Aguilar (19-5) isn’t thinking retirement anytime soon as she gets ready to return to the octagon after suffering an injury. Aguilar faces Cortney Casey (6-4) at the upcoming UFC 211 fight card in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, May 13 live on pay-per-view. The Mexican-American made her professional debut in 2006 in Hollywood, Fl against Lisa Ellis. ... Read More »

Kyra Batara (5-4) wants to show the world why Combate Americas is behind her and believes in her. Batara will face Judoka champion Vanessa Rico Fernandez (2-2) in the upcoming fight card set for February 16, 2017 from Combate Americas and live on UFC Fight Pass. She joined The Roman Show to talk about her upcoming bout. It will be ... Read More »

Combate Americas, the first mixed martial arts promotion geared toward Hispanic fighters and fans in the United States, will debut on UFC Fight Pass April 18. Combate Americas also airs on NBC Universo in Spanish. The Roman Show with Combate Americas founder Campbell McLaren, co-creator of the UFC, at Hispanicize in Miami who shared details on the promotion. At the ... Read More »

Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (8-1-1) will make his national television debut but a challenge awaits him. Gutierrez will take on veteran Timur “Lucky” Valiev (10-1) part of the co-main event the upcoming fight card for World Series of Fighting airing on NBC Sports Network at 9 p.m. Saturday. Gutierrez joined The Roman Show days before his fight. He said he ... Read More »

Reality star and mixed martial arts fighter Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios (5-1) is stepping in the cage in search of his third win in a row on Combate America’s fight card airing on NBC Universo, December 16. Palacios faces Anthony Paredes (3-2) on the fight card, but before the Mexican-American hits the cage he took practiced the sport of cock ... Read More »