FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH NINE BOUTS, INCLUDING PROMOTIONAL DEBUT OF UNDEFEATED COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN TRYOUT SIGNEE RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA
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AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
NEW YORK - Januar 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Kampf-Karte, einschließlich eines Bantamgewichts (135 Pfund) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) und Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Donnerstag, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. UND/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. UND/5 p.m. PT).
The “Combate10” event, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Freitag, Jan. 20 bei 11 p.m. CT., im Fernsehen Azteca, S.A.B. von C.V.. (BMW: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), einer der beiden größten Produzenten spanischsprachiger Fernsehprogramme der Welt.
The fight card is headlined by the previously announced, bantamweight battle between knockout artist Steve Swanson (14-2) and Xtreme Couture prodigy Gustavo Lopez (6-2).
One of the latest athletes to sign an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with Combate Americas, the 22-year-old Delarosa of Dallas, Texas will enter La Jaula, die Combate Americas Käfig, for the first time in his young career.
Miteinander ausgehen, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO oder Duldung. In seinem letzten Start auf April 2, er verdiente sich eine einstimmige Entscheidung über Arthur Oliveira.
A multiple-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament champion, Delarosa holds a brown belt in the discipline and is a three-time MMA champion in regional competition.
Bei 25 Jahre alt, Hernandez Flores of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico is ranked as high as number one in Mexico and number two in all of Latin America in the sport’s flyweight (125 Pfund) Abteilung.
Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, so weit, haben über gekommen (T)KO oder Duldung.
In other action on the card, unbesiegt, 22-year-old prospect Rafa „Gifted“ Garcia (3-0) von Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Calif. im August letzten Jahres.
Garcia will take on submission expert Raul “The Cobra” Najera Ocampo (4-2) of Mexico City in a featherweight (145 Pfund) Wettbewerb.
Ungeschlagen, 18-year-old phenom Kevin Garcia (4-0) of Monterrey will face off with hard-hitting Enrique “Kike” Barragan (5-1) von Saltillo, Coahila, Mexico in a bantamweight battle.
Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, so weit, by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.
In one of two welterweight (170 Pfund) matchups, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) von Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexiko.
In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) von Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) von Mexiko-Stadt.
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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”
Hauptkarte (Live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS):
Bantamgewicht Main Event:
Steve Swanson vs. Gustavo Lopez
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
Bantamgewicht: Mark Delarosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Bantamgewicht: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
VORLÄUFIGE CARD (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):
Bantamgewicht: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Leicht: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Bantamgewicht: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Weltergewicht: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Weltergewicht: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez |
