LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

Taip pat:

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

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

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 p.m., 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 svaras) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Gėlės (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 Amerikos narvas, 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.
Gėlės, tuo tarpu, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) pateikimas (rankos-trikampis droselis) 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” Gėlės (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 svarų) pabaiga.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” González (5-2) Los Andžele, 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) Meksikas. 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 has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Meksika.

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

Papildomai, 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) vs. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Pasidalijimas: 135 kg. (Gaidys)

Bendras Main Event
Walter Zamora (9-2) vs. Aleksas “Gallito” Gėlės (8-1)
Pasidalijimas: 145 kg. (Nereikšmingas daiktas)

Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) vs. Erick González (5-2)
Pasidalijimas: 155 kg. (Lengvas)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) vs. Alex Velasco (6-1)
Pasidalijimas: 170 kg. (Negu vidutinis svoris)

Pablo Sabori (6-3) vs. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Pasidalijimas: 145 kg. (Nereikšmingas daiktas)

José Aguayo (2-0) vs. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Pasidalijimas: 145 kg. (Nereikšmingas daiktas)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) vs. Pažymėti Bonilla (4-3)
Pasidalijimas: 155 kg. (Lengvas)

José Alday (9-2) vs. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Pasidalijimas: 145 kg. (Nereikšmingas daiktas)

Pablo Olea (5-5) vs. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Pasidalijimas: 135 kg. (Gaidys)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) vs. Ángel González (0-0)
Pasidalijimas: 135 kg. (Gaidys)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) vs. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Pasidalijimas: 125 kg. (Svorelis)

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