LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON جمعرات, جنوری 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
زیادہ:
ہلکا پھلکا: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
NEW YORK – جنوری 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (ایم ایم اے) سروں, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) اور Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on جمعرات, جنوری. 19, live on Azteca America (10 بجے. AND/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 بجے. AND/5 بجے. PT).
واقعہ, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, جمعہ, جنوری. 20 میں 11 بجے. 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 پاؤنڈ) شریک اہم واقعہ, former world championship challenger Nicdali "رات ملکہ" رویرا-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate امریکین پنجرا, 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 امریکہ کے سی ای او نے کہا کہ کیمبل میکلیرن.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) اور Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 پاؤنڈ).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) اور 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, کیلیفورنیا. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, میکسیکو.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (ٹی)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios پر اکتوبر 22.
Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Nev کی. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, واش.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, کی ریکارڈ کے ساتھ 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 (ٹی)KO یا جمع کرانے.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev کی. and native of Tulsa, اوکلاہوما., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, شامل Jessica Penne.
رویرا-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on مارچ 12, سے 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 پر دسمبر 2 in Panama City, پانامہ.
A former welterweight (170 پاؤنڈ), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
آج کی تاریخ, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (ٹی)KO یا جمع کرانے.
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 مارچ 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, ایک دوسرے راؤنڈ رنز بنائے (3:16) TKO پر فرانسسکو Vargas کی with an onslaught of punches.
5 فٹ 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 اکتوبر 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ایک پہلا گول گول (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ستمبر میں 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev کی. via Venice, فلوریڈا. 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 اپریل 25.
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