LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON الخميس, يناير 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. ليزبيث لوبيز سيلفا
أكثر:
وزن خفيف: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
الديك: Jose Ceja vs. جوي روكيه
نيويورك - يناير 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) نهايات, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) و جوستافو لوبيز (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on الخميس, يناير. 19, live on Azteca America (10 عصرا. و/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 عصرا. و/5 عصرا. PT).
الحدث, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, الجمعة, يناير. 20 في 11 عصرا. CT., on TV Azteca, S.A.B. وC.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), واحد من اثنين من أكبر منتجي البرامج التلفزيونية باللغة الاسبانية في العالم.
In the atomweight (105 جنيه) شارك في الحدث الرئيسي, former world championship challenger Nicdali "ليلة الملكة" ريفيرا Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, القفص Combate الأمريكتين, and face red-hot ليزبيث لوبيز سيلفا (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,"وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة Combate الأمريكتين كامبل ماكلارين.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, رودريجو "Kazula" فارغاس (9-5) و Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 جنيه).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) و 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, كاليفورنيا. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, المكسيك.
Swanson is a winner of his last four fights, all by way of (تي)KO. He is coming off an explosive, 38-second stoppage of Christian Rios في أكتوبر 22.
Fighting out MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, نيفادا. Lopez is a 5-foot-5, 27-year-old finisher originally from Yakima, غسل.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, مع سجل من 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 (تي)KO أو تقديم.
Rivera-Calanoc is a 5-foot-3, 31-year-old resident of Las Vegas, نيفادا. and native of Tulsa, أوكلاهوما., as well as a battle-tested veteran of the sport who has faced a handful of top rivals in the women’s field, بما فيه Jessica Penne.
ريفيرا Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on مارس 12, من 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 في ديسمبر 2 in Panama City, بناما.
A former welterweight (170 جنيه), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
حتى الآن, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (تي)KO أو تقديم.
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 مارس 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, سجل الجولة الثانية (3:16) بالضربة القاضية الفنية على فرانسيسكو فارغاس with an onslaught of punches.
5 أقدام و 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 أكتوبر 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, سجل الجولة الأولى (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 في سبتمبر 1995.
Ruquet of Las Vegas, نيفادا. via Venice, فلوريدا. 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 أبريل 25.
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