LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

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

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Нью-Йорк - березень 17, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the completion of a stellar, 11-bout card for its debut in Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday, Березня 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 вечора, 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 “El Brasil” Квіти (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, клітина Combate Амерікас, 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.
Квіти, meanwhile, will look to rebound from a second round (3:11) уявлення (рука-трикутник дросель) 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” Квіти (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 фунти) кінець.

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 has been replaced by Jose “El Pochito” Alday (9-2) of Hermosillo, Сонора, Мексика.

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

На додаток, 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
Головна подія
Marcelo Rojo (10-4) проти. Iván Hernández Flores (8-1-1)
Роздільна: 135 фунтів. (Найлегша вага)

Со-головна подія
Walter Zamora (9-2) проти. Alex “Gallito” Квіти (8-1)
Роздільна: 145 фунтів. (Напівлегка вага)

Marco Antonio Elpidio (7-1) проти. Erick González (5-2)
Роздільна: 155 фунтів. (Легкий)

Christopher Ramírez (5-1) проти. Alex Velasco (6-1)
Роздільна: 170 фунтів. (Середня вага)

Пабло Саборі (6-3) проти. Levy Saúl Marroquín (7-1)
Роздільна: 145 фунтів. (Напівлегка вага)

José Aguayo (2-0) проти. Gilbert Santos (1-2)
Роздільна: 145 фунтів. (Напівлегка вага)

Ramón Lopez (1-2) проти. Марк Бонілья (4-3)
Роздільна: 155 фунтів. (Легкий)

José Alday (9-2) проти. Irving Hernández (4-2)
Роздільна: 145 фунтів. (Напівлегка вага)

Pablo Olea (5-5) проти. Eduardo Varela Soto (2-1)
Роздільна: 135 фунтів. (Найлегша вага)

Christian Giovannie (1-0) проти. Ángel González (0-0)
Роздільна: 135 фунтів. (Найлегша вага)

Oscar Quintero (2-1) проти. Oscar Chairez (1-0)
Роздільна: 125 фунтів. (Легка вага)

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