LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນີ້​ຍັງ:

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, ມີ​ນາ 30, live on Azteca America in the U.S. ຢູ່​ໃນ 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 ບ່າຍ, 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 pound) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” ດອກ​ໄມ້ (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, ໄດ້ cage 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.
ດອກ​ໄມ້, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) ການ​ຍື່ນ​ສະ​ເຫນີ (ແຂນ​ສາມ​ຫຼ່ຽມ​, choke) 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” ດອກ​ໄມ້ (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 ປອນ) ໃນ​ຕອນ​ທ້າຍ.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzlez ກອງ (5-2) ຂອງ 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) ຂອງ Mexico City. 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 has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Sonora, ເມັກ​ຊິ​ໂກ.

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

ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, 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
ກິດ​ຈະ​ກໍາ​ຫລັກ
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) vs. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
ພະ​ແນກ: 135 lbs. (Bantamweight)

ການ​ຮ່ວມ​ມື​ເຫດ​ການ
Walter Zamora (9-2) vs. Alex “Gallito” ດອກ​ໄມ້ (8-1)
ພະ​ແນກ: 145 lbs. (ຄັນ)

Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) vs. Erick González (5-2)
ພະ​ແນກ: 155 lbs. (Lightweight)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) vs. Alex Velasco (6-1)
ພະ​ແນກ: 170 lbs. (Welterweight)

Pablo Sabori (6-3) vs. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
ພະ​ແນກ: 145 lbs. (ຄັນ)

José Aguayo (2-0) vs. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
ພະ​ແນກ: 145 lbs. (ຄັນ)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) vs. Mark Bonilla (4-3)
ພະ​ແນກ: 155 lbs. (Lightweight)

José Alday (9-2) vs. Irving Hernández (4-2)
ພະ​ແນກ: 145 lbs. (ຄັນ)

Pablo Olea (5-5) vs. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
ພະ​ແນກ: 135 lbs. (Bantamweight)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) vs. Ángel González (0-0)
ພະ​ແນກ: 135 lbs. (Bantamweight)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) vs. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
ພະ​ແນກ: 125 lbs. (Flyweight)

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