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BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT: MARCELO “PITBULL” ROJO VS. IVAN FLORES

Featherweight համանախագահ իրադարձություն:
Walter Zamora vs. Alex “Gallito” Flores

Ավելի շատ:
Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez vs. Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio
Joey “El Cazador” Ruquet vs. Jose Salasar

ՆՅՈՒ ՅՈՐՔ - Երթ 10, 2017 – Combate Americas announced its second event of the year in a Mexican territory – a debut visit to the city of Tijuana – վրա Հինգշաբթի, Երթ 30, live on Azteca America (10 կեսօրից. ՈՒ/PT) and UFC Fight Pass® (8 կեսօրից. ՈՒ/5 կեսօրից. PT), from Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno.

Ի քաշային կարգում (135 ֆունտ) գլխավոր իրադարձությունը, Արգենտինական Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo (10-4) will square off with fellow rising star and Monterrey, Mexico native Iván “El Brasil” Flores (8-1-1).

Rojo, a semifinalist on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America, will make his promotional debut in La Jaula, որ Combate Americas վանդակ, and set out to prove that he has the tools necessary to lead Combate Americas’ fast-growing, 135-ֆունտ բաժանումը.

“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, Ծաղիկներ, 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 Հունվար 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 (Rojo) is aware of that, if he wants to be victorious” said Flores.

Rojo will fight for the first time in Mexico after an extensive career in South American arenas where he has become one of the most popular fighters in the region.

In the featherweight (145 ֆունտ) ՄԱԿ-գլխավոր միջոցառումը, Walter Zamora (9-2) of Costa Rica will battle Alex “Gallito” Flores (8-1) Մոնտերեյի.

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) Լոս Անջելեսում, Կրոնապետ. 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 ֆունտ) գործ. 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) Լաս Վեգասում, Nev. բախվելու է Jose Salasar (4-2) ՀՀ Tijuana.

Ruquet notched a spectacular victory by submission (հետեւի մերկ խեղդել) ի երկրորդ տուրում (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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