LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
บน พฤหัสบดี, มกราคม 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth โลเปซซิลวา
มากกว่า:
มีน้ำหนักเบา: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
น้ำหนักขนาดเบาของนักมวย: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
NEW YORK – มกราคม 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (วีค) ปลาย, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) และ Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on วันพฤหัสบดี, ม.ค.. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. และ/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. และ/5 p.m. PT).
เหตุการณ์, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, วันศุกร์, ม.ค.. 20 ที่ 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 ปอนด์) เหตุการณ์ร่วมหลัก, former world championship challenger Nicdali "คืนราชินี" ริเวร่า-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, กรง Combate อเมริกา, and face red-hot Lisbeth โลเปซซิลวา (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 อเมริกาซีอีโอกล่าวว่า แม็คลาเรนแคมป์เบล.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) และ Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 ปอนด์).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) และ Joey "The Hunter" 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, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, เม็กซิโก.
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 บน ตุลาคม 22.
Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, เนป. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, ล้าง.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, ด้วยการบันทึก 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 หรือส่ง.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, เนป. 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, รวมไปถึง เจสสิก้า Penne.
ริเวร่า-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on มีนาคม 12, จาก 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 บน ธันวาคม 2 in Panama City, ปานามา.
A former welterweight (170 ปอนด์), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
ถึงวันที่, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO หรือส่ง.
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 มีนาคม 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, คะแนนรอบที่สอง (3:16) TKO ใน วาร์กัสฟรานซิส with an onslaught of punches.
5 ฟุต 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 ตุลาคม 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, คะแนนรอบแรก (4:22) knockout on เออร์วิน“ สัตว์ร้าย” ริเวร่า in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ในเดือนกันยายน 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, เนป. via Venice, ฟลอริด้า. 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 เมษายน 25.
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