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Bantamweight Main event:
Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo vs. Iván “El Brasil” Flores

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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

ניו יורק - מרץ 17, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, 11-bout card for its debut in Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday, מרץ 30, live on Azteca America in the U.S. ב 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 אחה"צ, 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 ליש"ט) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” פרחים (8-1-1).

אדום, a veteran of season three of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will look to make a statement in his first start in La Jaula, כלוב אמריקה Combate, 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.
פרחים, בינתיים, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) הגשה (לחנוק זרוע-משולש) 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” פרחים (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 קילו) סוף.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” גונזלס (5-2) של לוס אנג'לס, 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) של מקסיקו סיטי. 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, נב. has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, סונורה, מקסיקו.

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) של טיחואנה. Hernandez is a winner of his last three bouts, two by (T)KO.

בנוסף, 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
אירוע מרכזי
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) לעומת. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
חטיבה: 135 קילו. (Bantamweight)

Co-אירוע מרכזי
Walter Zamora (9-2) לעומת. אלכס “Gallito” פרחים (8-1)
חטיבה: 145 קילו. (משקל נוצה)

Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) לעומת. Erick González (5-2)
חטיבה: 155 קילו. (קל)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) לעומת. Alex Velasco (6-1)
חטיבה: 170 קילו. (Welterweight)

Pablo Sabori (6-3) לעומת. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
חטיבה: 145 קילו. (משקל נוצה)

José Aguayo (2-0) לעומת. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
חטיבה: 145 קילו. (משקל נוצה)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) לעומת. מארק בונילה (4-3)
חטיבה: 155 קילו. (קל)

José Alday (9-2) לעומת. Irving Hernández (4-2)
חטיבה: 145 קילו. (משקל נוצה)

Pablo Olea (5-5) לעומת. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
חטיבה: 135 קילו. (Bantamweight)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) לעומת. Ángel González (0-0)
חטיבה: 135 קילו. (Bantamweight)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) לעומת. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
חטיבה: 125 קילו. (משקל זבוב)

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