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

紐約 - 一月 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 結束, 包括輕量級 (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, live on Azteca America (10 P.M. AND/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. PT).

本次活動, 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., 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 英鎊) 合作的主要事件, former world championship challenger Nicdali“夜皇后”里維拉Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, 在康貝特美洲籠, 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,“康貝特美洲首席執行官 坎貝爾邁凱輪.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) 和 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 幼童斯旺森, Steve of Indio, 加利福尼亞州. 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, all by way of (牛逼)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios 上 十月 22.

Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, 內華達州. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, 洗.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, 以創紀錄 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, 內華達州. and native of Tulsa, 俄克拉何馬州。, as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, 含 傑西卡·潘尼（Jessica Penne）.

里維拉Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on 三月 12, 從 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, 巴拿馬.

A former welterweight (170 英鎊), 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.

In his last effort on 三月 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, 打進了第二輪 (3:16) 在將軍澳 弗朗西斯科·巴爾加斯 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, 得分第一輪 (4:22) knockout on 歐文“野獸”里維拉 in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 九月 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, 內華達州. via Venice, 佛羅里達州. 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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