LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
पर गुरुवार, जनवरी 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
ज्यादा:
लाइटवेट: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
बेंटमवेट: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
न्यूयॉर्क - जनवरी 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (एमएमए) सिरों, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) व Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on गुरुवार, जनवरी. 19, live on Azteca America (10 बजे. व/पं) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 बजे. व/5 बजे. पं).
घटना, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, शुक्रवार, जनवरी. 20 पर 11 बजे. सीटी., 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 पाउंड) सह-मुख्य घटना, former world championship challenger Nicdali "रात रानी" रिवेरा-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate अमेरिका पिंजरे, 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,"Combate अमेरिका के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी ने कहा कि कैम्पबेल मैकलारेन.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) व Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 पाउंड).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) व 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, खलीफा. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, मेक्सिको.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (टी)को. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios पर अक्टूबर 22.
Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Nev. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, धुलाई.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, के रिकार्ड के साथ 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 (टी)KO या समर्पण.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, ओकलाहोमा।, as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, समेत Jessica Penne.
रिवेरा-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on मार्च 12, से 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 पर दिसंबर 2 in Panama City, पनामा.
A former welterweight (170 पाउंड), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
तारीख तक, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (टी)KO या समर्पण.
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 मार्च 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, एक दूसरे दौर रन बनाए (3:16) TKO पर फ्रांसिस्को वर्गास with an onslaught of punches.
5 फुट 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 अक्टूबर 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, पहले दौर में स्कोरिंग (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 सितंबर में 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, Fla. 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 अप्रैल 25.
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