{"id":5168,"date":"2015-12-09T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2015-12-09T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T20:04:13","slug":"rey-mysterio-set-for-mma-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2015\/12\/09\/rey-mysterio-set-for-mma-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Rey Mysterio set for MMA ambassador role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2290640896\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong> is replacing Alberto Del Rio as the headline star attached to an upstart MMA fight series through NBC Universo.<\/p>\n<p>Combate Americas, the first U.S. Hispanic MMA promotion, announced Mysterio as their official\u00a0ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Mysterio will debut in his new role at the &#8220;Road to Championship Hollywood&#8221; event on Wednesday, December 16. The event will air\u00a0live from\u00a0Hollywood, California on NBC Universo at\u00a0at 11:00 p.m. EST\/8:00 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am excited to join Combate Americas on NBC Universo, and look forward to building this incredible MMA sports brand and supporting the extremely talented athletes on its growing roster,\u201d said Mysterio in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombate Americas embraces the great Mexican tradition of Lucha Libre, so we are honored to bring Rey Mysterio, a global icon and one of the premier Hispanic figures in sports entertainment, on board as our ambassador and are confident that he can inspire our fans and fighters,\u201d said promoter Campbell McLaren.<\/p>\n<p>Combate also announced <strong>Konnan<\/strong> as color commentator for the event along with\u00a0play-by-play announcer Ricardo Celis and Andrea Calle, the hostess of the &#8220;Combate Americas&#8221; reality television series.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the event, a weigh-in is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 15 at The Marriott hotel in Burbank, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>[ FYI: Ticket Info for the live event can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodfightnight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HollywoodFightNight.com<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1491777109\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Combate Americas | Los Angeles: December 16th, 2015 | Bash Boxing | MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHWLmWL1amc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-997448932\"><div id=\"pwtor-3653675661\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rey Mysterio is replacing Alberto Del Rio as the headline star attached to an upstart MMA fight series through NBC Universo. 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