Combate Americas announced today that it will shine the spotlight on its burgeoning men\u2019s and women\u2019s flyweight (125 pounds) divisions with a collection of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts in this weight class when it returns to Tucson, Ariz. on Friday, March 13, live on television in the U.S. in Spanish on both Univision (12 a.m. ET\/PT) and TUDN USA (12 a.m. ET\/9 p.m. PT), and in English on AXS TV (10 p.m. ET\/7\u00a0 p.m. PT), and in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 (11 p.m. local time).<\/p>\n
\u201cCombate Americas: Superfly\u201d will take place at Tucson Arena in the Tucson Convention Center, and be headlined by the promotional debut of world-ranked, former champion\u00a0Juan \u201cLeadfeather\u201d Puerta<\/strong>\u00a0(18-6), who will face off with fellow speedster\u00a0Ivan \u201cNino Demoledor\u201d Lopez<\/strong>\u00a0(14-4-1).<\/p>\n Prided from $18, tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. MT at Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n \u201cThe flyweight division is home to some of the most intense and fast-paced action in the sport, and one of our best assets, so it\u2019s about time we dedicate the main card of our TV show to this group of men and women,\u201d said Combate Americas CEO\u00a0Campbell McLaren<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Fighting out of Miami, Fla., the 32-year-old Puerta, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with Combate Americas, is in the midst of a seven-fight win streak that began in 2017 and that includes four victories by way of (T)KO or submission.<\/p>\n To date, Puerta has notched 10 of his 18 career wins by way of submission and, in his last effort on October 19, 2019, the Colombian American who trains at American Top Team forced\u00a0Reynaldo Adolfo<\/strong>\u00a0to tap out from an armbar in the fourth round of battle.<\/p>\n Puerta will be faced with a seasoned battler in the 34-year-old Lopez, who hails from Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, and is a veteran of competition in the U.S., Brazil and Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n Lopez, who has earned 9 of his 14 career victories by way of (T)KO or submission will look to rebound from back-to-back defeats following a three-fight win streak.<\/p>\n The co-main event announced today will see undefeated (5-0) kickboxer\u00a0German Orpineda Ponce<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) of Chihuahua, Mexico make his MMA rules debut against fellow striking sensation\u00a0Federico \u201cThe Filipino Flash\u201d Flores<\/strong>\u00a0(1-1) of Phoenix, Ariz.<\/p>\n In a featured women\u2019s flyweight contest,\u00a0Maria Favela<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) of Tijuana will make her much-anticipated professional debut against unbeaten Muay Thai and grappling sensation\u00a0Maria Del Rocio Velazquez<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.<\/p>\n In undercard action announced today, Tucson siblings\u00a0Dorian Ramos<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) and\u00a0Andy Perez<\/strong>\u00a0(7-11) will compete in separate bouts on the card.\u00a0The 26-year-old Ramos will make his debut as a professional in a featherweight (145 pounds) contest against unbeaten\u00a0Ivan \u201cThe Titan\u201d Tena<\/strong>\u00a0(1-0) of Tucson.\u00a0Perez, a 31-year-old crowd pleaser, will square off with Tucson rival\u00a0Jesus Rivas<\/strong>\u00a0(2-3) in a bantamweight (135 pounds) contest.<\/p>\n Unbeaten, 23-year-old prospect\u00a0Levi Escobar<\/strong>\u00a0(1-0) of Tucson will return to action after an extended layoff due to injury, and face\u00a0Steven Trevino<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) of El Paso, Texas at lightweight (155 pounds).\u00a0Also at lightweight,\u00a0Alejandro Arredondo<\/strong>\u00a0(4-4) will battle fellow Phoenix resident\u00a0Derrick Brown<\/strong>\u00a0(1-5).\u00a0Raymond Pina<\/strong>\u00a0(9-4) will go to war with fellow Tucson resident\u00a0James Cannon<\/strong>\u00a0(7-4) in a welterweight (170 pounds) scrap.<\/p>\n Elsewhere on the undercard, unbeaten\u00a0Bruce Xavier<\/strong>\u00a0(1-0) of Phoenix will face\u00a0Michael Tovar<\/strong>\u00a0(0-1) of El Paso via Medellin, Colombia at middleweight (185 pounds).\u00a0Another featherweight tilt will see\u00a0Arturo \u201cChucky\u201d Guzman<\/strong>\u00a0(2-3) meet\u00a0Roberto Romero<\/strong>\u00a0(1-2) of El Paso.\u00a0In the sole amateur matchup that will take place on the card,\u00a0Leslie Hernandez<\/strong>\u00a0(1-0) of Phoenix will face off with\u00a0Jharely Reyes<\/strong>\u00a0(0-0) of Phoenix in a 113-pound catchweight meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Combate Americas 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