LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
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ПА Чацвер, Студзеня 19

NEW YORK – Студзеня 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) канцы, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) і Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Чацвер, Студзеня. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. І/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. І/5 p.m. PT).

Падзея, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Пятніца, Студзеня. 20 на 11 p.m. Канэктыкут., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

In the atomweight (105 фунты) сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Ноч Каралева" Рывэра-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас, and face red-hot Lisbeth Lopez Silva (3-3).

“We are excited to be assembling a phenomenal fight card, and to have the opportunity to be at the forefront of MMA’s growth in Mexico with our unique and fast-growing sports franchise,»Сказаў генеральны дырэктар Combate Americas Кэмпбэл Макларен.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) і Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 фунты).

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) і Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (3-1) will square off at bantamweight.

Additional bouts for the Combate Americas event will be announced soon.

The 5-foot-5, 36-year-old younger brother of UFC star Cub Swanson, Steve of Indio, Халіф. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Мексіка.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios на Кастрычнік 22.

Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Невада. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Мыць.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, з запісам 3-0, during the Combate Americas “Road To The Championship” fight series that spanned from September 2015 to May 2016. He has notched five of his six professional career victories via (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Невада. and native of Tulsa, Аклахома., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, у тым ліку Jessica Penne.

Рывэра-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Сакавіка 12, ад Ronni Nanney.

Lopez Silva of Mexico City is aiming for her fourth straight win on the heels of a unanimous decision over Marcel Yineris Nieto на Снежні 2 in Panama City, Панама.

A former welterweight (170 фунты), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.

Сустрэцца, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)КО або падпарадкаванне.

Эльпідыё, whose nickname translates to “The Rock,” is also a former welterweight standout who will look to secure his third consecutive win.

In his last effort on Сакавіка 19, Эльпідыё, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, забіў другі раўнд (3:16) ТКО на Францыска Варгас with an onslaught of punches.

5-ногі-7, 31-year-old Ceja of Port Arthur, Texas will make his second start under the promotion of Combate Americas.

In his debut for the league on Кастрычнік 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, забіўшы першы раўнд (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ў верасні 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Невада. via Venice, Фларыда. is a 5-foot-8, 24-year-old upstart and seasoned striker who will make his second appearance in La Jaula after submitting Luke Faultersack with an anaconda choke in the second round (4:28) of action on Красавіка 25.

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