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 – Jaanuar 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Võitlus kaart, including a bantamweight (135 naela) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) ja Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Neljapäev, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 Pärastlõunal. JA/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 Pärastlõunal. JA/5 Pärastlõunal. 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, Reede, Jan. 20 juures 11 Pärastlõunal. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.
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, Combate Americas puuri, for the first time in his young career.
Tänini, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)KO või esitamist. Oma viimases stardis Aprill 2, he earned a unanimous decision over 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.
Juures 25 aastane, 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 naela) jaotus.
Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, Seni, tulnud teel (T)KO või esitamist.
In other action on the card, võitmatu, 22-year-old prospect Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (3-0) Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Californias. Möödunud aasta augustis.
Garcia will take on submission expert Raul “The Cobra” Najera Ocampo (4-2) of Mexico City in a featherweight (145 naela) võistlus.
Löömata, 18-year-old phenom Kevin Garcia (4-0) of Monterrey will face off with hard-hitting Enrique “Kike” Barragan (5-1) Saltillo, Coahila, Mexico in a bantamweight battle.
Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, Seni, by way of (T)KO või esitamist.
In one of two welterweight (170 naela) matchups, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mehhiko.
In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) Mexico City.
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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”
Põhikaardi (Live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS):
Bantamweight Main Event:
Steve Swanson vs. Gustavo Lopez
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
Kääbus sarjalainen: Mark Delarosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Kääbus sarjalainen: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
ETTEVALMISTAMINE KAART (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):
Kääbus sarjalainen: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Kerge: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Kääbus sarjalainen: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Welterweight: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Welterweight: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez |
