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Combate Americas announces South American debut in Lima, Peru

Combate Americas is heading into new territory.

The New York-based MMA promotion, which has long featured Latin American fighters and had a strong focus on that audience, announced Tuesday that it will make its debut in South America on May 31 when it hosts a show at Coliseo Manuel Bonilla in Lima, Peru.

Per a release, officials are describing the event as “the largest-scale MMA live television event in Peru history.” This will also be the second continent and third country to host a Combate Americas show, following the United States and Mexico.

“Since establishing the Combate Americas live television event series as a force in both the U.