LIVE FROM EL PLAZA CONDESA IN MEXICO CITY ON
AZTECA AMERICA AND UFC FIGHT PASS®
ON ხუთშაბათი, JANUARY 19
Atomweight Co-Main Event:
Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc vs. ლისბეტ ლოპეს სილვა
მეტი:
მსუბუქი: Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas vs. Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elipidio
Bantamweight: Jose Ceja vs. Joey Ruquet
NEW YORK – იანვარი 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) მთავრდება, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) და Gustavo Lopez (6-2) – for the league’s much-anticipated, historic debut in Mexico on ხუთშაბათი, Jan. 19, live on Azteca America (10 საათამდე. და/PT) and UFC FIGHT PASS® (8 საათამდე. და/5 საათამდე. PT).
ღონისძიება, which will take place at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, will also air via tape delay in Mexico the following night, პარასკევი, Jan. 20 at 11 საათამდე. 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 ფუნტი) თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, former world championship challenger Nicdali "ღამის დედოფალი" რივერა Calanoc (9-9) will make her long-awaited return to La Jaula, Combate ამერიკის გალიაში, and face red-hot ლისბეტ ლოპეს სილვა (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,"განაცხადა Combate ამერიკის აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი Campbell McLaren.
In other main card action, two hard-hitting, Mexico City rivals, Rodrigo “Kazula” Vargas (9-5) და Marco Antonio “La Rocka” Elpidio (4-1-1) will collide at lightweight (155 ფუნტი).
Fellow upstarts Jose “The Ghost” Ceja (4-3) და 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, Calif. is a 36-year-old prolific knockout artist whose family originally hails from Chihuahua, Mexico.
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 on ოქტომბერი 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, სარეცხი.
Lopez emerged unbeaten, ჩანაწერი 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 ან წარდგინების.
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, მათ შორის Jessica Penne.
რივერა Calanoc, whose ancestral roots are in Chihuahua, took a split decision in her last start on მარტი 12, საწყისი 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 on დეკემბერი 2 in Panama City, Panama.
A former welterweight (170 ფუნტი), Vargas of Mexico City is a 5-foot-8, 31-year-old powerhouse who will put a three-fight win streak on the line.
თარიღი, the Mexican Pride team member has claimed all of his wins by way of (T)KO ან წარდგინების.
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 მარტი 19, Elpidio, a member of the Renzo Gracie affiliate team in Mexico City, გაიტანა მეორე ტურში (3:16) TKO on Francisco Vargas with an onslaught of punches.
5-foot-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 ოქტომბერი 14, Ceja avenged a previous loss in dynamic fashion, გაიტანა პირველი რაუნდი (4:22) knockout on Irwin “The Beast” Rivera in the first live televised, professional MMA event since UFC 7 სექტემბერში 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 აპრილი 25.
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