Alberto El Patron Will Be Recruiting and Helping Combate Americas Fighters Become Showman

– Alberto El Patron spoke with ESPN about his new position as President of Combate Americas MMA. You can check out the highlights below:

On his duties: “I’m going to be recruiting fighters and I’m going to be there to help them get to the place that they want to get. We have a lot of talent in the company. Most of that talent is Hispanic. That makes me really happy to be able to help them.”

On using his wrestling experience help him in his new job: “I am going to try and bring all of that experience to not just make great fighters, but great entertainers. We know Ronda [Rousey] and [Conor] McGregor are great fighters but they are also showmen. McGregor is an amazing fighter and his Octagon skills are not in debate. But the reason why he has accomplished all of those things is because he is a showman. And people want to see him winning or losing — but they want to see him.”