Combate Global: Undefeated “El Tiro Loco” Returns This Saturday

MIAMI – COMBATE GLOBAL today announced a complete, five-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) card, headlined by the return of undefeated featherweight (145 pounds) sensation, Jose “El Tiro Loco” Ferreira (11-0), on Saturday, Sept. 2, streaming live on Paramount+ from Miami.
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Saturday’s live Paramount+ stream of COMBATE GLOBAL will begin with a 30-minute pre-show, hosted by Jimmy Smith and Rodolfo Roman at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT, and will continue with the first preliminary card bout at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT.
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The 25-year-old Ferreira, a native of Santiago, Chile will collide with The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America: 3 competition reality television series runner-up, Leonardo “Chimmy” Morales (12-7).
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Ferreira, an expert wrestler and savvy striker who has earned 72 percent of his career wins to date by way of (T)KO or submission, re-located to Chicago, Ill. two years ago to join Valle Flow Striking (VFS), the fight team led by Mike Valle.
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Since joining the ranks of COMBATE GLOBAL last year, Ferreira has been on a tear, winning all three of his fights in La Jaula.
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In his last start, the Chilean pulled off his greatest win to date, scoring a a third round (1:58) TKO (punches) on Mexican star Martin “El Toro” Bravo, the winner of the The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America: 3.
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Morales, a 30-year-old native of Managua, Nicaragua, is a four-time veteran of COMBATE GLOBAL competition with an outstanding finish rate of 75 percent.
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The Nicaraguan’s last COMBATE GLOBAL effort saw him earn a unanimous decision over Miami’s Ryan “Third Street Savage” Kuse last November 18.
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In featured, main card women’s action, unbeaten Veronica Vargas (2-0) will make her COMBATE GLOBAL promotional debut against Fernanda Larios (2-3).
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Vargas, 33, hails from San José, Costa Rica and has never been beaten as either an amateur or professional in either MMA or Muay Thai, in which she has posted a combined 9-0 record between her amateur and professional careers in the stand-up combat sport.
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To date, Vargas has never been taken past the second round in an MMA bout.
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The 22-year-old Larios of Guadalajara, J.L., Mexico is seeking her third straight victory after getting off to a rocky start with her professional career less than three years ago.
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Larios, in her last two performances, scored back-to-back first round knockouts, stopping Naomie Young with a barrage of punches at the 4:05 mark of the opening round when they faced off last September 9, and finishing Marisol Ruelas in similar fashion, in 3 minutes and 43 seconds on March 11.
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In a featured flyweight (125 pounds) affair, “Malicious” Mikey Reyes (8-6) will square off with Carlos “Chacal” Reyes (4-3).
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The 31-year-old Mikey Reyes, a resident of Oxnard, Calif., is a veteran of 10 COMBATE GLOBAL fights, and is looking to bounce back from a second round (2:11) submission (guillotine choke) defeat at the hands of Enrique Pacheco.
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Carlos Reyes is a 23-year-old native of Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, and has been fighting for COMBATE GLOBAL since his professional debut in 2019. He is looking for his second straight win after earning a unanimous decision over Rodrigo Garcia on April 8.
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In preliminary bout action, undefeated David “Doggy” Aguilar (3-0) of Mexicali, B.C., Mexico will take on Alfrego “Slayer” Ruelas (4-5) of Mexico City, Mexico at featherweight.
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Leading off the undercard will be a lightweight (155 pounds) contest between unbeaten Michel Martinez (1-0) of Tudela, Spain and Kade Kottenbrook (0-0) of Yuma, Ariz.

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.