LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA
Bantamweight Main event:
Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Iván “El Brasil” Flores
Също:
José Alday replaces injured Joey Ruquet, will face Irving Hernández Cristi in a featherweight battle
Unbeaten Nate Diaz protégés Cristian Díaz and José Aguayo to make their respective debuts in La Jaula
NEW YORK – March 17, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, 11-bout card for its debut in Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday, Март 30, live on Azteca America in the U.S. при 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.
TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 вечерта, and UFC Fight Pass® will distribute an English-language version of the event as a video on demand (VOD).
“Combate12” will be headlined by a bantamweight (135 лира) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Цветя (8-1-1).
Rojo, a veteran of season three of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will look to make a statement in his first start in La Jaula, гръдния Combate Americas, when he faces Flores, who will be on a mission to defend the honor of his house.
Rojo will fight for the first time in Mexico after an extensive career in South American arenas where he has become one of the most popular fighters in the region.
Цветя, междувременно, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) подаване (ръката-триъгълник задуши) defeat at the hands of Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa at “Combate10” in Mexico City, Mexico in January.
Another contestant from the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, Costa Rican Walter Zamora (9-2), will face Monterrey native Alex “Gallito” Цветя (8-1) in the “Combate12” co-main event; the Mexican fighter has one goal only, and that is to defend the honor of his country in the featherweight (145 паунда) край.
In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” González (5-2) на Los Angeles, California returns to action less than two months after his “Fight of the Night” performance against Danny “The Realist” Ramírez in the main event of “Combate11.”
Gonzalez will collide with Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-1) от Мексико Сити. Elpidio was victorious by way of split decision over Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas at “Combate10.”
After sustaining a broken nose in training, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Сонора, Мексико.
Alday, whose last start on October 15 against Mahatma Chit-Bala Garcia Avalos resulted in a draw, will square off with Irving “Moreno” Hernandez (4-2) Тихуана. Hernandez is a winner of his last three bouts, two by (T)KO.
В допълнение, two of UFC star Nate Diaz’s Stockton, Calif.-based, undefeated protégés, José Aguayo (2-0) and Christian Giovannie (1-0), will make their respective promotional debuts.
Aguayo will face Gilbert Santos (1-2) Ensenada, Mexico in a featherweight matchup, while Giovannie will fight Angel Gonzalez (0-0), also of Ensenada, in a bantamweight tilt.
COMBATE12 FIGHT CARD
Main Event
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) срещу. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Делене: 135 паунда. (Категория петел)
Co-Main Event
Walter Zamora (9-2) срещу. Алекс “Gallito” Цветя (8-1)
Делене: 145 паунда. (Перо)
Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) срещу. Erick González (5-2)
Делене: 155 паунда. (Лек)
Christopher Ramírez (5-1) срещу. Alex Velasco (6-1)
Делене: 170 паунда. (Борец от полусредна категория)
Pablo Sabori (6-3) срещу. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Делене: 145 паунда. (Перо)
José Aguayo (2-0) срещу. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Делене: 145 паунда. (Перо)
Ramón Lopez (1-2) срещу. Mark Бонийа (4-3)
Делене: 155 паунда. (Лек)
José Alday (9-2) срещу. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Делене: 145 паунда. (Перо)
Pablo Olea (5-5) срещу. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Делене: 135 паунда. (Категория петел)
Christian Giovannie (1-0) срещу. Ángel González (0-0)
Делене: 135 паунда. (Категория петел)
Oscar Quintero (2-1) срещу. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Делене: 125 паунда. (Flyweight)
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