LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS^®
ਤੇ ਵੀਰਵਾਰ, ਜਨਵਰੀ 19

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

ਘਟਨਾ, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ, ਜਨਵਰੀ. 20 'ਤੇ 11 ਦੁਪਿਹਰ. 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 ਗੁਣਾ) ਸਹਿ-ਮੁੱਖ ਘਟਨਾ, former world championship challenger Nicdali "ਰਾਤ ਰਾਣੀ 'Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦੇ ਪਿੰਜਰੇ, 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 ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਸੀਈਓ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ Campbell ਮੈਕਲਾਰੇਨ.

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

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

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 'ਤੇ ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 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, ਧੋਵੋ.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ 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 ਜ ਅਧੀਨ.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. 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, ਸਮੇਤ Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on ਮਾਰਚ 12, ਤੱਕ 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 'ਤੇ ਦਸੰਬਰ 2 in Panama City, ਪਨਾਮਾ.

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

ਮਿਤੀ ਤੱਕ, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO ਜ ਅਧੀਨ.

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 ਮਾਰਚ 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਗੇੜ ਗੋਲ (3:16) TKO 'ਤੇ ਫ੍ਰੈਨਸਿਸਕੋ Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-ਪੈਰ-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 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ਪਹਿਲੇ ਗੋਲ ਸਕੋਰ (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ਸਤੰਬਰ 'ਚ 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 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 25.

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