LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

Также:

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

Нью-Йорк - март 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. на 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m from the Auditorio Municipal.

TV Azteca will broadcast “Combate12” in Mexico on Friday at 11:00 вечера, 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 фунт) showdown between Argentinean Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “Бразилия” Цветы (8-1-1).

Красный, a veteran of season three of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will look to make a statement in his first start in La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас, 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.
Цветы, тем временем, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) представление (рука-треугольник дроссель) 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” Цветы (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 фунты) конец.

In one of the most anticipated Combate Americas battles of 2017, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Гонсалеса (5-2) Лос-Анджелесе, 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” Эльпидио (7-1) Мехико. 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, Невада. has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) Эрмосильо, Сонора, Мексика.

Альдай, 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 дополнение, 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, в легком весе.

COMBATE12 FIGHT CARD
Главное событие
Марсело красный (10-4) против. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Разделение: 135 фунтов. (Легчайший вес)

Со-главное событие
Walter Zamora (9-2) против. Alex “Gallito” Цветы (8-1)
Разделение: 145 фунтов. (Полулегкий вес)

Марко Антонио Elpidio (7-1) против. Erick González (5-2)
Разделение: 155 фунтов. (Легкий)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) против. Alex Веласко (6-1)
Разделение: 170 фунтов. (Средний вес)

Пабло Sabori (6-3) против. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Разделение: 145 фунтов. (Полулегкий вес)

José Aguayo (2-0) против. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Разделение: 145 фунтов. (Полулегкий вес)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) против. Марк Бонилья (4-3)
Разделение: 155 фунтов. (Легкий)

José Alday (9-2) против. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Разделение: 145 фунтов. (Полулегкий вес)

Pablo Olea (5-5) против. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Разделение: 135 фунтов. (Легчайший вес)

Кристиан Джованни (1-0) против. Ángel González (0-0)
Разделение: 135 фунтов. (Легчайший вес)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) против. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Разделение: 125 фунтов. (Легкий вес)

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