FIGHT CARD COMPLETE WITH NINE BOUTS, INCLUDING PROMOTIONAL DEBUT OF UNDEFEATED COMBATE AMERICAS OPEN TRYOUT SIGNEE RAFA “GIFTED” GARCIA
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК - Січень 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, nine-bout Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) бій карти, including a bantamweight (135 фунти) showdown between two fast-rising, undefeated stars – Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa (7-0) і Ivan “El Brasil” Hernandez Flores (8-0-1) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Четвер, Січень. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. І/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. І/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, П'ятниця, Січень. 20 на 11 p.m. Коннектикут., 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, клітина Combate Амерікас, for the first time in his young career.
Зустрітися, Delarosa has notched four of his six professional career wins by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування. У своєму останньому старті на Квітня 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.
На 25 років, 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 фунти) поділ.
Five of Hernandez Flores’ victories, до сих пір, прийшли шляхом (T)КО або підпорядкування.
In other action on the card, непереможеним, 22-year-old prospect Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (3-0) Мехікалі, Baja California, Mexico will make his promotional debut after being discovered at the Combate Americas open tryout in Pasadena, Халіф. в серпні минулого року.
Garcia will take on submission expert Raul “The Cobra” Najera Ocampo (4-2) of Mexico City in a featherweight (145 фунти) конкурс.
Неперевершений, 18-year-old phenom Кевін Гарсія (4-0) of Monterrey will face off with hard-hitting Enrique “Kike” Barragan (5-1) з Сальтільо, Coahila, Mexico in a bantamweight battle.
Garcia and Barragan have each claimed all of their professional career victories, до сих пір, by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.
In one of two welterweight (170 фунти) matchups, Heriberto Tovar (6-3-1) of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico will square off with Christofer Ramirez (4-1) Гвадалахара, Халіско, Мексика.
In the other welterweight scrap, Alex Velasco (5-1) of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico will meet Julio Cesar Cruz (9-9) Мехіко.
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“COMBATE AMERICAS: COMBATE10”
ГОЛОВНА (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
Найлегша вага: Mark Delarosa vs. Ivan Hernandez Flores
Найлегша вага: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
ПОПЕРЕДНЯ CARD (Live on UFC FIGHT PASS):
Найлегша вага: Rafa Garcia vs. Raul Najera Ocampo
Легкий: Rodrigo Vargas vs. Marco Antonio Elpidio
Найлегша вага: Kevin Garcia vs. Enrique Barragan
Середня вага: Alex Velasco vs. Julio Cesar Cruz
Середня вага: Heriberto Tovar vs. Christofer Ramirez |
