Eight bouts scheduled, including Flyweight Champion Match on Empire MMA\u2019s Live debut on Telemundo Deportes Ahora FAST Channel.<\/p>\n
JK Media Group, the full-service, multilingual production company owned by award-winning producer Sebastian Jimenez, has announced that its Empire MMA series will have its live debut from Medellin, Colombia, on Telemundo Deportes Ahora FAST channel on Friday, September 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Empire MMA is Latin America\u2019s premier mixed martial arts platform\u2014spotlighting top-tier talent, igniting local fan culture, and elevating fighters from underserved communities to the global stage. Through high-impact events, elite training, and mentorship, the organization and series champions both rising stars and seasoned pros while growing MMA\u2019s presence across the region.<\/p>\n
The evening showcases the Flyweight Championship (125 lbs) between Ivan Santos (4-1) and Duvan Felipe Lopez (3-2).<\/p>\n
Co-Main events include a Lightweight (154 lbs) fight between Leonardo Rodriguez (9-2) vs. Juan Jose Ibanez (13-5-1), followed by a Bantamweight (126 lbs) fight featuring Mariana Sales (4-2) vs. Luisa Cifuentes (5-4).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting step for Empire MMA in bringing its top-level matches live from Colombia to audiences across the U.S.,\u201d said Jimenez. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be partners with the Empire MMA team and supporting the next generation of Latino combat sports.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than just a fight card \u2013 it\u2019s an international showcase,\u201d added Hector Castro, Founder of Empire MMA. \u201cWe\u2019re bringing some of the best Latin American talent directly into U.S. homes. For us, it\u2019s about creating a stage for these fighters, delivering unforgettable matchups, and speaking directly to Telemundo\u2019s diverse audience \u2013 fans who want to see themselves, their culture, and their passion for combat sports represented at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eight bouts scheduled, including Flyweight Champion Match on Empire MMA\u2019s Live debut on Telemundo Deportes Ahora FAST Channel.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-152190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}