Alberto Del Rio knows that Combate Americas is a long way from competing with the UFC on a global level. However, he thinks small battles can be won over the world’s leading MMA organization in the coming year. Del Rio, the famous pro wrestler who also serves as the president of the Latino-slanted fight promotion, said the goal for Combate Americas in 2017 is to become the MMA leader in Mexico. That starts tonight with Combate10, the debut fight card for the company in Mexico. “2016 was an amazing year for our brand, but 2017 is going to be even better,” Del Rio told MMAjunkie. “We’re having our first international event in Mexico City, and my main goal is to have Combate Americas be the No.
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Alberto Del Rio says Combate Americas will supersede UFC in Mexico by end of 2017 – MMA Junkie