LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ಮೇಲೆ ಗುರುವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು:
ಹಗುರವಾದ: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
ಬಾಂಟಮ್ವೇಟ್: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
ನ್ಯೂ ಯಾರ್ಕ್ - ಜನವರಿ 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (ಎಂಎಂಎ) ತುದಿಗಳನ್ನು, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ಮತ್ತು Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on ಗುರುವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/ಪಿಟಿ) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/5 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ).
ಈವೆಂಟ್, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, ಜನವರಿ. 20 ನಲ್ಲಿ 11 p.m. ಸಿಟಿ., 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 ಪೌಂಡ್) ಸಹ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಈವೆಂಟ್, former world championship challenger Nicdali "ನೈಟ್ ರಾಣಿ" ರಿವೆರ-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate ಅಮೆರಿಕ ಕೇಜ್, 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 ಅಮೆರಿಕ ಸಿಇಒ ಕ್ಯಾಂಪ್ಬೆಲ್ ಮೆಕ್ಲಾರೆನ್.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) ಮತ್ತು Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 ಪೌಂಡ್).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) ಮತ್ತು 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, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, ಮೆಕ್ಸಿಕೋ.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (ಟಿ)ಕೋ. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios ಮೇಲೆ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 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, ವಾಶ್.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, ದಾಖಲೆ 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 (ಟಿ)ಕೋ ಅಥವಾ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nev. 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, ಒಳಗೊಂಡು Jessica Penne.
ರಿವೆರ-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 12, ರಿಂದ 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 ಮೇಲೆ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2 in Panama City, ಪನಾಮ.
A former welterweight (170 ಪೌಂಡ್), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೆ, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (ಟಿ)ಕೋ ಅಥವಾ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ.
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 ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, ಎರಡನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಳಿಸಿದ (3:16) TKO ಮೇಲೆ ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್ಕೋ ವರ್ಗಾಸ್ with an onslaught of punches.
5 ಅಡಿ 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 ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ಮೊದಲ ಸುತ್ತಿನ ಗಳಿಸಿ (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ನಲ್ಲಿ 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, Nev. via Venice, ಫ್ಲಾ. 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 ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 25.
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