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ТУХАЙ Пүрэв гариг, НЭГДҮГЭЭР САР 19

Нью Йорк - January 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) залгуулдаг, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) болон Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Пүрэв гариг, Эцсийн. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. БОЛОН/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. БОЛОН/5 p.m. PT).

үйл явдал, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Баасан, Эцсийн. 20 үед 11 p.m. СТ., 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 кг) хамтран гол үйл явдал, former world championship challenger Nicdali "шөнийн хатан хаан" Ривера, Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate Америк тор, 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 Америк гүйцэтгэх захирал хэллээ Campbell McLaren.

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

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

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)К.О. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios тухай Аравдугаар сар 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, Угаах.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, Улсын дээд амжилтыг 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)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах.

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

Ривера, Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Гуравдугаар 12, нь 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 тухай Арванхоёрдугаар сар 2 in Panama City, Панам.

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

Өнөөдрийг хүртэл, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах.

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 Гуравдугаар 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, Хоёр дахь шатанд гоол (3:16) TKO дээр Франциско Варгас with an onslaught of punches.

5 фут 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 Аравдугаар сар 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, Эхний шатанд гоол (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 Есдүгээр сард 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Невада. 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 Дөрөвдүгээр 25.

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