LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON ວັນພະຫັດ, ມັງກອນ 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
ເພີ່ມເຕີມ:
Lightweight: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
ເມືອງນີວຢອກ - ເດືອນມັງກອນ 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ປາຍ, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ແລະ Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on ວັນພະຫັດ, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. ແລະ/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. ແລະ/5 p.m. PT).
ເຫດການດັ່ງກ່າວ, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, ວັນສຸກ, Jan. 20 ຢູ່ໃນ 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 ປອນ) ຮ່ວມມືຕົ້ນຕໍກໍລະນີ, former world championship challenger Nicdali "ການ Queen ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ" Rivera, Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, ໄດ້ cage Combate Americas, 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 Americas ຊີອີໂອ Campbell McLaren.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo "Kazula" Vargas (9-5) ແລະ Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 ປອນ).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) ແລະ 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, ເມັກຊິໂກ.
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 ກ່ຽວກັບ ຕຸລາ 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, ການລ້າງ.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, ມີການບັນທຶກຂອງ 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 ຫລືສົ່ງ.
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, ລວມທັງ Jessica Penne.
Rivera, Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on ມີນາ 12, ຈາກ 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 ກ່ຽວກັບ ເດືອນທັນວາ 2 in Panama City, ປານາມາ.
A former welterweight (170 ປອນ), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
ກັບວັນທີ, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO ຫລືສົ່ງ.
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 ມີນາ 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, scored ເປັນຮອບທີສອງ (3:16) TKO ໃນ Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.
5 ຕີນ 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 ຕຸລາ 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ຄະແນນທີ່ໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດທໍາອິດ (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 ໃນເດືອນກັນຍາ 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 ເດືອນເມສາ 25.
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