LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS^®
ON יום חמישי, ינואר 19

NEW YORK – ינואר 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) קצוות, כולל משקל משקל (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ו Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on יום חמישי, יאן. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. ו/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. ו/5 p.m. PT).

האירוע, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, יום שישי, יאן. 20 ב 11 p.m. CT., 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 קילו) שיתוף עיקרי אירוע, former world championship challenger Nicdali "לילה המלכה" ריברה-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, כלוב אמריקה Combate, 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," אמר Combate אמריקה מנכ"ל קמפבל מקלארן.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) ו 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, קליפורניה. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, מקסיקו.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, הכל דרך (T)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios ב אוקטובר 22.

Fighting out MMA legend קנדי "הטבעי"’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, נב. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Wash.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, עם רקורד של 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)KO או הגשה.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, נב. and native of Tulsa, אוקלהומה., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, לְהָבִיא ג'סיקה פנה.

ריברה-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on מרץ 12, מ 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 ב דצמבר 2 in Panama City, פנמה.

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

עד כה, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO או הגשה.

Elpidio, 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 מרץ 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, קלע בסיבוב שני (3:16) TKO ב פרנסיסקו ורגס with an onslaught of punches.

5-רגל-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 אוקטובר 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, הבקיע סיבוב ראשון (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 בחודש ספטמבר 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, נב. via Venice, פלורידה. 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 אפריל 25.

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