LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
НА ЧЕТВРТАК, ЈАНУАР 19
Атомвеигхт Цо-Маин Евент:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva
Више:
Лак: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Хеавивеигхт: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
ЊУ ЈОРК - Јануар 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) крајеви, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) и Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Четвртак, Јан. 19, live on Azteca America (10 п.м. И/ПТ) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 п.м. И/5 п.м. ПТ).
Догађај, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Петак, Јан. 20 у 11 п.м. ЦТ., 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 фунти) ко-Маин Евент, former world championship challenger Ницдали "Ноћ Краљица" Ривера-Цаланоц (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, цомбате Америцас кавез, 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,", Рекао је Схватка Америка директор Кембел Мекларен.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) и Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 фунти).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) и 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 Цуб Свансон, Steve of Indio, Калиф. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Мексико.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (Т.)КО. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios о Октобар 22.
Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, Нев. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, Прање.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, са репутацијом 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 (Т.)КО или покоравање.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Нев. and native of Tulsa, ОКЛА., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, укључујући Јессица Пенне.
Ривера-Цаланоц, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Март 12, од 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 о Децембар 2 in Panama City, Панама.
A former welterweight (170 фунти), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
До данас, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (Т.)КО или покоравање.
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 Март 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, постигао други круг (3:16) ТКО о Франциско Варгас with an onslaught of punches.
5-нога-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 Октобар 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, постигавши прву рунду (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 у септембру 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, Нев. via Venice, Фла. 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 Април 25.
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