LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

Сондай-ақ,:

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, Наурыз 30, live on Azteca America in the U.S. жанында 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 кешкі сағат, 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 қадақ) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Түстер (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, Combate Americas қуысы, 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.
Түстер, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) ұсыну (Қол-үшбұрыш штуцер) 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” Түстер (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 фунт) соңы.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Гонсалес (5-2) Лос-Анджелестің, 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) Мехикода туралы. 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 has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Сонора, Мексика.

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

Одан басқа, 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
Негізгі оқиға
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) VS. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Бөлу: 135 фунт. (Петуха)

Co-Main Event
Walter Zamora (9-2) VS. Alex “Gallito” Түстер (8-1)
Бөлу: 145 фунт. (Салмағы)

Марко Антонио Эльпидио (7-1) VS. Erick González (5-2)
Бөлу: 155 фунт. (Жеңіл)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) VS. Алекс Веласко (6-1)
Бөлу: 170 фунт. (Салмағы)

Пабло Сабори (6-3) VS. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Бөлу: 145 фунт. (Салмағы)

José Aguayo (2-0) VS. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Бөлу: 145 фунт. (Салмағы)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) VS. Марк Bonilla (4-3)
Бөлу: 155 фунт. (Жеңіл)

José Alday (9-2) VS. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Бөлу: 145 фунт. (Салмағы)

Pablo Olea (5-5) VS. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Бөлу: 135 фунт. (Петуха)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) VS. Ángel González (0-0)
Бөлу: 135 фунт. (Петуха)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) VS. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Бөлу: 125 фунт. (Мухи)

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