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NEW YORK - ماه مه 25, 2017 – Combate Americas will make its highly-anticipated return to Mexico City, مکزیک, with a stacked lineup of professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action at the storied Salas de Armas on جمعه, ژوئن 30, live on Azteca America at 10 p.m. و.

In the “Combate 15” lightweight (155 پوند) رخداد اصلی, recent Combate Americas “Fight of the Night” winner دنی "رئالیست" رامیرز (6-2) will square off with seasoned battler Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (6-3).

در وزن پر (145 پوند) شرکت اصلی رویداد, Levy “El Negro” Marroquin (5-1) looks for his second straight win when he collides with the red-hot آندرس "گلوله" کینتانا (11-2).

علاوه بر این, Combate Americas will produce its second women’s strawweight (115 پوند) matchup in history when unbeaten upstart Melissa “Melly” Martinez (1-0) goes head-to-head with the venerable Yajaira “Shokolate” Romo (3-2).

“There is no better way to kick off our summer fight campaign than by returning to Mexico City,” Combate Americas CEO کمپبل مک لارن گفت:.

“Since we brought the Combate Americas live event series to Mexico for the first time in January,” McLaren continued, “we have been unearthing some of the fiercest, young fight talent in a country that has a proud history of producing legendary world champions and, در ماه ژوئن 30, fans will see some of the most electrifying action to date in ‘La Jaula.’”

Additional “Combate 15” matchups will be announced soon.

Rodrigo Vargas vs. Danny Ramirez

5-پا-7, 31-year-old Vargas heads into “Combate 15” having won four of his last five starts, with all four victories coming by way of knockout or submission.

نبرد خارج از مکزیکوسیتی, “Kazula” will have the hometown crowd on his side as he looks to rebound from last January’s razor-thin decision loss to Marco Antonio Elpidio in what was an epic, see-saw battle at “Combate 10.”

رامیرز, 28, has more than seven years’ experience in the U.S. نیروی دریایی, which “The Realist” was able to parlay into a successful cagefighing career. After shredding the amateur circuit, the 5-foot-9 Californian turned pro, تدوین چشمگیر 6-2 record with four knockouts.

His most recent victory also received “Fight of the Night” honors at last February’s “Combate 11” affair, where Ramirez upset fan-favorite Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez in a three-round war in Burbank, کالیفرنیا.

Levy Marroquin vs. آندرس کوینتانا

One of the top prospects fighting out of Monterrey, Nuevo Leone, مکزیک, 5-پا-8, 21-year-old Marroquin made a successful debut with Combate Americas by outlasting Pablo Sabori at “Combate 12” earlier this year in Tijuana.

“El Negro” boasts four finishes in five wins, split between knockouts (2) و ارسالی (2).

Quintana, 25, cut his teeth on season 22 از نهایی جنگنده reality show before returning to the local circuit, where the 6-foot-1 ‘Bullet’ shot up the regional rankings to earn his spot on Combate Americas roster.

The Albuquerque, N.M.-based fighter did not disappoint, turning Combate Americas’ featherweight division on its head with a thrilling, three-round upset win over Team Alpha Male product اریک سانچز at “Combate 11” last February.

ملیسا مارتینز در مقابل. Yajaira رومو

Martinez makes her return to Mexico City, as well as her Combate Americas debut, after stopping Iliana Lopez in her first professional fight roughly one year back.

Standing 5-foot-5, Monterrey’s Yajaira Romo looks to return to the win column after her three-fight win streak was halted in early 2016. “Shokolate” is a member of the famed Combate Libre Academia, and possesses knockout power in both hands.