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COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES ‘MEXICO VS EL MUNDO’ MMA EXTRAVAGANZA IN TIJUANA, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, MAY 18

MEXICO’S TOP RISING STARS FACE OFF WITH RIVALS
FROM THE U.S., SPAIN, BRAZIL AND CHILE
 

TICKETS ON SALE AT TAQUILLAEXPRESS.COM
 

FEATHERWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
MARCO ELPIDIO (MEXICO) VS. ANDRES QUINTANA (U.S.)
 

NEW YORK – May 2, 2018Combate Americas today announced its return to Tijuana, Mexico with a live Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) event featuring matchups between a collection of the most ferocious, rising stars from Mexico and a lineup of electrifying combatants from the U.S., Espay, Brezil, and Chile, at Auditorio Municipal Tijuana.
 

Soti nan pwi 330.00$ MXN, tickets for “Combate Americas: Meksik vs.. El Mundo” are on sale at taquillaexpress.com.
 

In the featherweight (145 liv) evènman prensipal, pentch atis Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (13-2) nan Albuquerque, N.M., U.S. will collide with relentless striker Marco Antonio “La Roca” Elpidio (7-2-1) nan Mexico City, Meksik.
 

A lightweight (155 liv) co-main event will pit hard-hitting Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-2) of Mexico City against battle-tested veteran and proven finisherMike “El Cucuy” De La Torre (14-8, 1 NC) nan San Diego, Kalifòni., U.S.
 

In other action announced today for the “Combate Americas: Meksik vs.. El Mundo” event, power punching Christian “El Taylon” Quiñonez (10-2) of Tijuana will face off with undefeated trailblazer, and fellow Combate Americas newcomer Vinicius “Lok Dog” De Oliveira Prestes De Matos (9-0) of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil in a bantamweight (135 liv) Konkou.
 

Another bantamweight matchup will see newly signed, undefeated etwal k ap monte Eduardo “Cyborg” Torres (9-0) of Santiago, Chile, battle submission ace Kevin “Badass” Amador (9-8) nan Ensenada, Baja California, Meksik.
 

Twelve-time national judo champion Vanesa “Chiquitina” Rico (3-3) of Alicante, Espay, will make her return to La Jaula, kalòj la Combate Amerik, kont Yajaira “Shoko” Romo (3-3) of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico in an atomweight (105 liv) batay.

Alex “Bam” Velasco (7-1) of Ensenada will square off with fellow striking sensation Daniel “D-Rod” Rodriguez (5-1) of Los Angeles at lightweight.

Jair “El Lupe” Perez (0-0), the younger, 20-year-old brother of world-ranked Combate Americas superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, pral fè premye pwofesyonèl l 'kont Jesus Blanco (0-1 of Tijuana at lightweight.

 

Nan yon mouch (125 liv) bouyon, envenku, vit-ap monte zetwal Edgar “Pitbull” Chairez (3-0) a Mexicali, Baja California, Meksik, ap rankontre Beche Cantu (7-3) of Monterrey.

 

Additional bouts for “Combate Americas” Mexico vs. El Mundo” will be announced soon.

 

Doors at Auditorio Municipal Tijuana will open at 6 p.m. lè lokal, and the first preliminary bout will start at 7 p.m.

 

The event takes place one week after the “Combate Americas: Meksik vs.. USA” event, which will be highlighted by a collection of fighters representing Mexico against opponents from the U.S.

COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MAIN EVENT FOR MMA LEAGUE’S HISTORIC MEXICO DEBUT: STEVE SWANSON VS. GUSTAVO LOPEZ

LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
SOU JEDI, JANVYE 19

Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. Lisbeth Lopez Silva

Plis:
Lejè: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio

Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet

NEW YORK – Janvye 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) bout, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) ak Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on Jedi, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 p.m. AK/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 p.m. AK/5 p.m. PT).

Evènman an, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, Vandredi, Jan. 20 nan 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 liv) ko-prensipal evènman, former world championship challenger Nicdali "Rèn nan lannwit" Rivera-Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, kalòj la Combate Amerik, 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,"Te di Combate Amerik CEO Campbell McLaren.

In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) ak Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 liv).

Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) ak 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, Kalifòni. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Meksik.

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 sou Oktòb 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, Lave.

Lopez emerged unbeaten, ak yon dosye sou 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 oswa soumèt.

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, Ki gen ladan Jessica Penne.

Rivera-Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on Mas 12, soti nan 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 sou Desanm 2 in Panama City, Panama.

A former welterweight (170 liv), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.

Pou dat, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO oswa soumèt.

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 Mas 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, bay nòt yon dezyèm tou (3:16) TKO sou Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.

5-an pye-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 Oktòb 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, ki fè nòt yon premye tou (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 nan mwa septanm nan 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 Avril 25.

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