[1] Its business encompasses live events, television broadcasts, and mobile content catering to a millennial audience; with the average age of viewers being 27.
[4] Founder and CEO Campbell McLaren has said that the company “was specifically created to present the best new Hispanic fighters and to introduce a whole new audience to this highly entertaining sport.”[5] Chino y Nacho hosted the series, while Daddy Yankee served as the first commissioner of Combate.
[15] In March 2021, Combate Americas announced a five-year broadcasting partnership with Univision, with a plan to produce 150 televised events.
In addition, Combate Global's library content would begin streaming on the company's El Rey Rebel FAST channel.
[33] Mexican fighter Levy Saúl “El Negro” Marroquín was the winner of Copa Combate, after stepping in for Ricky Palacios after he failed to make weight.
[34] Original Bracket Alternate Bouts Ricky “El Gallero” Palacios and Andrés “Doble A Leal” Ayala were not able to make weight (the limit was 136 lbs).
Therefore, Levy Saúl Marroquín took Palacios' place (now facing Rivera), while Alejandro Abomohor took Ayala's position (fighting against Gomez).