THUNDER ROSA RETURNING TO COMBATE GLOBAL

MMA promotion Combate Global issued the following:

AEW WORLD CHAMPION “THUNDER ROSA”
RETURNS TO COMBATE GLOBAL
AS A COLOR COMMENTATOR ON PARAMOUNT+

A VETERAN OF COMBATE GLOBAL MMA ACTION,
THUNDER ROSA WILL CALL THE LIVE ACTION IN LA JAULA
ON PARAMOUNT+ ON JULY 15 AND 22

NEW YORK – June 15, 2022 – Combate Global and AEW Women’s World Champion Melissa “Thunder Rosa” Cervantes have announced that the professional wrestling superstar will return to Combate Global – this time as a color commentator - for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s Paramount+ streamed live events on Friday, July 15 and Friday, July 22, respectively, from Miami, Fla.
 
Cervantes will join Combate Global play-by-play announcer Max Bretos and color analyst Rodolfo Roman in the television booth and help call the live action in La Jaula, the Combate Global competition cage.
 
“I have always loved Combate and the sport of MMA, so I am excited about this new opportunity,” said Cervantes.

“We are looking forward to bringing ‘Thunder Rosa’ back to Combate Global for the first time since she fought for us in 2019, and having her call Much More Action from our television booth,” said Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren.
 
Since making her professional MMA debut under the promotion of Combate on November 8, 2019 , Cervantes has emerged as one of the hottest commodities in professional wrestling.
 
Cervantes, a native of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico and resident of San Antonio, Texas, notched her biggest professional wrestling victory to date on March 16, defeating Britt Baker to win the AEW Women’s World Championship.
 
Combate Global is in the midst of producing 30 live events in 2022, with 4 shows scheduled for July, beginning on Friday, July 1, and continuing with fight cards on each of the next three consecutive Friday’s, including the 2 events that Cervantes will sit in the television booth for.
 
The Combate Global fight cards for each event in July will be announced at later dates, along with their respective, Paramount+ start times.
 
Additional information about Combate Global and its athletes can be found on www.CombateGlobal.com as well as on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
 

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About Combate Global
Combate Global, previously “Combate Americas,” is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise, rapidly becoming the number two sport after soccer for Spanish speaking fans worldwide. It is the only MMA property regularly airing on broadcast television in both the U.S. (Univision) and Mexico (Televisa).  In 2021, Combate Global partnered with CBS Sports to distribute its live shows in English in the U.S. on Paramount+.  The company’s programming is available in over 70 countries in Europe, Africa and elsewhere globally.
 
Nielsen research indicates that an astounding 91 percent of Combate Global viewers in the U.S. are not regular viewers of other MMA content, demonstrating that Combate Global has garnered a new MMA audience with its World Cup-style, country vs. country-style competition.  Each year of Combate Global action culminates with “COPA COMBATE,” the toughest event in sports, and the most coveted destination for representing one’s country.
 
Combate Global CEO Campbell McLaren, also the co-founder and creator of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has been described by New York Magazine as "the marketing genius behind the UFC,” while Yahoo Sports has said he "knows more about the sport than just about anyone in it today."  Under his direction, the growth of Combate Americas’ television footprint and worldwide audience triggered a re-branding in 2021 to Combate Global.
 
About Paramount+
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from ViacomCBS, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream ViacomCBS Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.
 
For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.

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