LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON గురువారం, జనవరి 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
మరిన్ని:
తేలికైన: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
వెయిట్: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
NEW YORK – జనవరి 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) చివరలను, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) మరియు Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on గురువారం, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 ప్రధానమంత్రి. AND/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 ప్రధానమంత్రి. AND/5 ప్రధానమంత్రి. PT).
ఈవెంట్, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, శుక్రవారం, Jan. 20 వద్ద 11 ప్రధానమంత్రి. 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 పౌండ్ల) సహ ప్రధాన ఈవెంట్, former world championship challenger Nicdali "నైట్ క్వీన్" రివెరా-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate అమెరికా బోనులో, 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 అమెరికా CEO అన్నారు కాంప్బెల్ మెక్లారెన్.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) మరియు Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 పౌండ్ల).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) మరియు 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, కాలిఫోర్నియా. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, మెక్సికో.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (T)కో. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios న అక్టోబర్ 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, వాష్.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, రికార్డుతో 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)కో లేదా సమర్పణ.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, ఓక్లా., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, వాటిలో Jessica Penne.
రివెరా-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on మార్చి 12, నుండి 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 న డిసెంబర్ 2 in Panama City, పనామా.
A former welterweight (170 పౌండ్ల), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
తేదీ, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)కో లేదా సమర్పణ.
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 మార్చి 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, రెండో రౌండ్లో చేశాడు (3:16) TKO న ఫ్రాన్సిస్కో వర్గాస్ with an onslaught of punches.
5 అడుగుల 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 అక్టోబర్ 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, మొదటి రౌండ్ చేశాడు (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 సెప్టెంబర్ లో 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, ఫ్లోరిడా. 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 ఏప్రిల్ 25.
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