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BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT: MARCELO “PITBULL” ROJO VS. IVAN FLORES
Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Walter Zamora vs. Alex “Gallito” Flores
Больш:
Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez vs. Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio
Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Jose Salasar
NEW YORK – Сакавіка 10, 2017 – Combate Americas announced its second event of the year in a Mexican territory – a debut visit to the city of Tijuana – на Чацвер, Сакавіка 30, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. І/PT) and UFC Fight Pass® (8 p.m. І/5 p.m. PT), from Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno.
У вазе (135 фунты) галоўная падзея, Аргентынец Марсело “Pitbull” Чырвоны (10-4) will square off with fellow rising star and Monterrey, Mexico native Іван “Эль-Бразіль” Флорэс (8-1-1).
Чырвоны, a semifinalist on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will make his promotional debut in La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас, and set out to prove that he has the tools necessary to lead Combate Americas’ fast-growing, 135-фунт падзел.
“I’m not only here as a guest. I came here to become the most important fighter in my division,” said Rojo. “MMA has grown in Argentina, and it’s about time that we show that on this side of the continent. This fight will be a duel between the North against South.”
On the other side, Кветкі, who suffered his first career defeat at the hands of unbeaten Mark “The Bumblebee” Delarosa at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City, Mexico on Студзеня 19, now wants to return to the win column immediately.
“When you face a Mexican fighter, you have to be prepared for the most difficult fight of your life. I hope (Чырвоны) is aware of that, if he wants to be victorious” said Flores.
Роджо ўпершыню будзе змагацца ў Мексіцы пасля шырокай кар'еры на паўднёваамерыканскіх арэнах, дзе ён стаў адным з самых папулярных байцоў у рэгіёне.
In the featherweight (145 фунты) сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй, Вальтэр Замора (9-2) of Costa Rica will battle Alex “Gallito” Flores (8-1) з Мантэрэя.
Zamora’s debut in Combate Americas will once again personify the sports rivalry between Mexican and Central American fighters.
“Mexico is always the one to beat at any sport,” Zamora explained. “It won’t be any different against Flores. We are going to put on a good show. It will be a spectacular evening because the best fighters of the Americas will be present in Tijuana.”
In other action in La Jaula, Erick “Ghost Pepper” González (5-2) Лос-Анджэлесе, Халіф. will return to action just six weeks after his heroic, “Fight of the Night” performance against Danny “The Realist” Ramírez at Combate11 on February 16.
Gonzalez will battle Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-1) of Mexico City in a lightweight (155 фунты) справа. Elpidio was victorious by way of split decision over Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City.
Gonzalez’s three-fight win streak was snapped when he gave up a unanimous decision to Ramirez.
In another bantamweight scrap, Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet (4-1) Лас-Вегасе, Невада. будуць сутыкацца з Jose Salasar (4-2) Тихуана.
Ruquet notched a spectacular victory by submission (задні ўдушэнне) у другім туры (1:47) of action against Jose “The Ghost” Ceja at the Combate Americas event in Mexico City.
Additional Combate12 bouts will be announced soon.
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