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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ‘MEXICO VS EL MUNDO’ MMA EXTRAVAGANZA IN TIJUANA, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, MEI 18

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MEXICO’S TOP RISING STARS FACE OFF WITH RIVALS
FROM THE U.S., SPANJE, BRAZIL AND CHILE
 

TICKETS ON SALE AT TAQUILLAEXPRESS.COM
 

FEATHERWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
MARCO ELPIDIO (MEXICO) VS. ANDRES QUINTANA (ONS.)
 

NEW YORK - Mei 2, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced its return to Tijuana, Mexico with a live Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event featuring matchups between a collection of the most ferocious, rising stars from Mexico and a lineup of electrifying combatants from the U.S., Spanje, Brazilië, and Chile, at Auditorio Municipal Tijuana.
 

Geprijsd vanaf 330.00$ MXN, tickets for “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. El Mundo” are on sale at taquillaexpress.com.
 

In the featherweight (145 pond) main event, knock-out kunstenaar Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (13-2) van Albuquerque, N.M., U.S. will collide with relentless striker Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-2-1) van Mexico-Stad, Mexico.
 

Een lichtgewicht (155 pond) co-main event will pit hard-hitting Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-2) of Mexico City against battle-tested veteran and proven finisherMike “El Cucuy” De La Torre (14-8, 1 NC) van San Diego, Calif., U.S.
 

In other action announced today for the “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. El Mundo” event, power punching Christian “El Taylon” Quiñonez (10-2) of Tijuana will face off with undefeated trailblazer, and fellow Combate Americas newcomer Vinicius “Lok Dog” De Oliveira Prestes De Matos (9-0) of Porto Alegre, South Rio Grande, Brazil in a bantamweight (135 pond) wedstrijd.
 

Another bantamweight matchup will see newly signed, ongeslagen rijzende ster Eduardo “Cyborg” Torres (9-0) of Santiago, Chili, battle submission ace Kevin “Badass” Amador (9-8) van Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
 

Twelve-time national judo champion Vanesa “Chiquitina” Rico (3-3) of Alicante, Spanje, will make her return to La Jaula, de Combate Amerika kooi, tegen Yajaira “Shoko” Romo (3-3) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico in an atomweight (105 pond) gevecht.

Alex “Bam” Velasco (7-1) of Ensenada will square off with fellow striking sensation Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez (5-1) of Los Angeles at lightweight.

Jair “El Lupe” Perez (0-0), the younger, 20-year-old brother of world-ranked Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, zal zijn professionele debuut te maken tegen Jesus Blanco (0-1 of Tijuana at lightweight.

 

In een vlieggewicht (125 pond) stukje, ongeslagen, snel rijzende ster Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez (3-0) van Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, ontmoet Beche Cantu (7-3) of Monterrey.

 

Additional bouts for “Combate Americas” Mexico vs. El Mundo” will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Auditorio Municipal Tijuana will open at 6 p.m. lokale tijd, and the first preliminary bout will start at 7 p.m.

 

The event takes place one week after the “Combate Americas: Mexico vs. USA” event, which will be highlighted by a collection of fighters representing Mexico against opponents from the U.S.

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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

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LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERIKA EN UFC STRIJD PASS®
ON Donderdag, Januari 19

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali vs Rivera-Calanoc. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Meer:
Lichtgewicht: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamgewicht: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK - Januari 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) uiteinden, waaronder een bantamgewicht (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) en Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historisch debuut in Mexico op Donderdag, Jan. 19, live op Azteca-Amerika (10 p.m. EN/PT) en UFC STRIJD Pass® (8 p.m. EN/5 p.m. PT).

Het evenement, die zal plaatsvinden in El Plaza Condesa in Mexico-Stad, zal ook de lucht via tape delay in Mexico de volgende nacht, Vrijdag, Jan. 20 bij 11 p.m. CT., op TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), één van de twee grootste producenten van Spaanstalige tv-programma's in de wereld.

In the atomweight (105 pond) co-main event, former world championship challenger Nicdali "The Night Queen" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, de Combate Amerika kooi, 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,”Zei Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) en 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, Calif. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Mexico.

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 op Oktober 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, Wassen.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, met een record van 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 of onderwerping.

Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. and native of Tulsa, Oklahoma., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, inclusief Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Maart 12, uit 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 op December 2 in Panama City, Panama.

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

Daten, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO of onderwerping.

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 Maart 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, scoorde een tweede ronde (3:16) TKO op Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

De 5-foot-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 Oktober 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, het scoren van een eerste ronde (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 in september 1995.

Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, Fla. 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 April 25.

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