LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS^®
ON 星期四, 一月 19

纽约 - 一月 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 结束, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) 和 Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on 星期四, 一月. 19, 住在阿兹特克美洲 (10 P.M. AND/PT) 和 UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. PT).

本次活动, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, 星期五, 一月. 20 在 11 P.M. CT., 阿兹台克电视, S·A·B. 德·CV. (BMV: 阿兹台克; 拉蒂贝克斯: XTZA), 世界上最大的两个西班牙语电视节目制作商之一.

In the atomweight (105 英镑) 合作的主要事件, former world championship challenger Nicdali“夜皇后”里维拉Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, 在康贝特美洲笼, 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,”康贝特美洲首席执行官 坎贝尔迈凯轮.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, 罗德里戈·“卡祖拉”·巴尔加斯 (9-5) 和 Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 英镑).

Fellow upstarts 何塞·“幽灵”·塞哈 (4-3) 和 乔伊“猎人” 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 小熊斯旺森, Steve of Indio, 加利福尼亚州. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, 墨西哥.

Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, 全部通过 (牛逼)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios 上 十月 22.

Fighting out MMA legend 兰迪“自然”时装’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, 内华达州. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, 洗.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, 以创纪录 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 (牛逼)KO或提交.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, 内华达州. and native of Tulsa, 俄克拉何马州。, as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, 含 杰西卡·潘尼（Jessica Penne）.

里维拉Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on 三月 12, 从 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 上 十二月 2 in Panama City, 巴拿马.

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

至今, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (牛逼)KO或提交.

Elpidio, whose nickname translates to “The Rock,” is also a former welterweight standout who will look to secure his third consecutive win.

在他最后的努力中 三月 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, 打进了第二轮 (3:16) 在将军澳 弗朗西斯科·巴尔加斯 with an onslaught of punches.

5英尺​​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 十月 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, 得分第一轮 (4:22) 淘汰赛 欧文·“野兽”里维拉 in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 九月 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, 内华达州. via Venice, 佛罗里达州. 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 四月 25.

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