ATOMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
KYRA BATARA VS VANESA RICO FERNANDEZ
Featherweight Co-Main Event:
Erick Sanchez vs. Andres “The Bullet” Quintana
Lebih banyak:
Erick “Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez vs. Danny “The Realist” Ramirez
Jose “Froggy” Estrada vs. George Hernandez
Tickets for “Combate11” on sale now
NEW YORK – Januari 25, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the main event – a women’s atomweight (105 pound) pertarungan antara Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-4) and eight-time Spanish national Judo champion Vanesa Rico Fernandez (2-2) – as well as three additional bouts for the league’s 11ke- hidup Campuran Seni Mempertahankan Diri (MMA) acara, which takes place at Burbank Events Center in Burbank, Calif. pada Khamis, Februari. 16, and airs live on Azteca America (10 petang. DAN/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 petang. DAN/5 petang. PT).
The event will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Jumaat, Jan. 20 di 11 petang. 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.
Berharga dari $45, tickets for the event – “Combate11” – can be purchased online at ItsMySeat.com.
In the featherweight (145 pound) co-main event between two of the sport’s fastest rising stars, Urijah Faber-dilindungi Erick Sanchez (7-2) will collide with Combate Americas newcomer Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (9-2).
Elsewhere on the live telecast, fellow knockout artists Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (5-1) dan Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (5-2) will face off in a lightweight (155 pound) tarikan, while unbeaten, heavy-handed Jose “Froggy” Estrada (2-0) will take on submission artist George “Furious” Hernandez (4-3), also at lightweight.
Additional bouts for “Combate11”, including a flyweight (125 pound) matchup featuring Heinrich “Ricky Scraps” Wassmer (4-1) Los Angeles, Calif., akan diumumkan tidak lama lagi.
Kyra Batara vs. Vanesa Rico Fernandez
The 4-foot-11, 22-year-old Batara of Las Vegas, Nev. has been unstoppable in La Jaula, sangkar Combate Americas, winning all three of her matchups, including a second round (4:13) TKO of Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio that Batara produced in an unprecedented manner – a ground and pound assault with Silverio locked in a “twister,” the patented submission move created by Batara’s famed mentor, Eddie Bravo.
Making her U.S. debut, Rico Fernandez (2-2) of Alicante, Spain holds a second-degree black belt in Judo and is a 13-year member of the Spanish national Judo team and former national freestyle wrestling champion. Her two professional MMA career victories to date both came by way of submission.
Erick Sanchez vs. Andres Quintana
The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez of Sacramento, Calif. is an explosive finisher who will enter La Jaula for the third time in his career, on a three-fight winning streak.
The Team Alpha Male member has put away all three of his last opponents by way of (T)KO atau penyerahan, including his last adversary – Mike Segura – whom Sanchez forced to tap out from a rear-naked choke just 50 seconds into their meeting at Combate Americas last April 18.
Fighting out of Roswell, N.M., the 6-foot-, 25-year-old Quintana is another devastating force who has earned all but one of his nine professional career wins by way of (T)KO.
Quintana will attempt to bounce back from his only loss in nearly five years – a first round (2:10) WHO (body kick and punches) at the hands of Adrian Diaz, pada Mei 19.
Erick Gonzalez vs. Danny Ramirez
The 5-foot-10, 25-year-old Gonzalez of Torrance, Calif. will risk a three-fight win streak, including two consecutive victories under the promotion of Combate Americas.
Gonzalez has notched four of his five professional wins to date via (T)KO. Dalam permulaan yang terakhir, he handed Cuban upstart Yoandy Carrillo his first career defeat by way of TKO (tumbukan) pada pusingan kedua (3:13) pertempuran.
A native of Los Angeles and former U.S. Marine, 5-kaki-9, 27-year-old Ramirez fights out of Sacramento and, like his opponent, has claimed victory in all but one of his five conquests, melalui (T)KO.
The hard-hitting Ramirez scored a third round (1:02) WHO (tumbukan) pada Chuck Seang in his last appearance on Ogos 27.
Jose Estrada vs. George Hernandez
In less than one year as a professional, the 5-foot-6, 26-year-old Estrada, known best to his fans as “Froggy,” has already earned the reputation of a brutal puncher, scoring first-round knockout wins in each of his two starts, both of which took place in La Jaula.
The Fillmore, Calif. resident made a mark in his professional debut, putting Jonathan Quiroz flat on his back with a single punch in just under two minutes.
The 5-foot-10, 35-year-old Hernandez of Santa Rosa, Calif. will seek his first win under the Combate Americas banner, and attempt to stop a three-fight skid.
After turning professional just two years ago at age 33, Hernandez cruised to victory in his first four bouts, defeating three of his opponents by way of submission and the fourth by way of TKO.
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