Erik Perez vs. John Castaneda to Headline Combate Americas ‘Mexico vs. USA’ on Oct. 13
A bantamweight No. 1 contender clash pitting Erik Perez against John Castaneda will headline Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA” on Oct. 13.
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Five other bouts were announced for Combate Americas “Mexico vs. USA”: Anthony Birchak vs. Adam Martinez at bantamweight; Juan Pablo Gonzalez vs. Mario Bautista at bantamweight; Arturo Guzman vs. Kasey Tanner at bantamweight; Misael Inarritu vs. Peter Quezada at a 160-pound catchweight and Jair Perez vs. Peter de la Cruz.
Perez, a nine-time UFC veteran, enters the bout on a four-fight winning streak. After ending his Octagon tenure with wins over Taylor Lapilus, Francisco Rivera and Felipe Arantes, “El Goyita” debuted in Combate Americas with a knockout of D.J. Fuentes on April 20.
After compiling an 11-fight winning streak from May 2015 to November 2017, Castaneda has dropped back-to-back bouts to Alday and Levy Marroquin under the Combate Americas banner. “Sexi Mexi” owns a 16-4 career mark overall.