Alberto El Patron Stepping Down as Combates America President
<p>Combate C.E.O. Campbell McLaren stated in a recent interview that Alberto El Patron (Jose Rodriguez) will be stepping down from his figurehead role as the president of Combate Americas, according to <a href="http://fightnetwork.com/law/combate-americas-c-e-o-states-alberto-el-patron-to-step-down-as-president/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fight Network</a>.</p><p><em>“He’s probably stepping back his official roles from Combate and he’s going to focus on more on wrestling for the next year or two. It’s a very challenging enterprise and I <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/think/" title="think">think</a></strong> it’s very, very hard on the body and difficult to do. Very physical, very athletic, so I he’s kind of <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/asked/" title="asked">asked</a></strong> me if he can step away and with Saraya, focus on wrestling”.</em></p><p>As previously noted, Patron was suspended by Global Force Wrestling following reports of a domestic battery incident at the Orlando International Airport earlier this month.</p>