{"id":5055,"date":"2021-03-09T15:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T15:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2021-03-09T16:05:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T16:05:13","slug":"top-fights-alejandro-flores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/ufc\/top-fights-alejandro-flores\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Best Fights of Alejandro \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the world of MMA and especially in Mexico, Alejandro Flores is known as \u201cEl Gallito\u201d, an MMA legend. He began his career in the world of contact sports when he was very young. As a child, he practiced disciplines such as taekwondo and kickboxing. After competing in different local competitions in Monterrey and other Mexican cities, he managed to obtain a contract with the company and promoter of his city, Combate Extremo<\/em>. He then became part of Combate Americas<\/em> where he had an almost perfect record in which he obtained 6 victories in 7 disputed fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fight: Alejandro \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores vs Marco Antonio Elpidio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The native of Monterrey, that is, Flores fought at home with everything in his favor and did not disappoint. He gave a real recital to defeat Marco Antonio Elpidio by a unanimous decision (in 3 rounds, with a triple result 30-27). Elpidio famously known as “The Rock” lived up to his nickname by resisting the fight before it was finished. El Gallito commanded the fight from the beginning, he imposed a very offensive rhythm and weakened Elpidio, working him with both his arms and legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fight: Alejandro \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores vs John Bedoya<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another top fight for El Gallito was against the Colombian fighter John Bedoya. From the beginning of the fight, El Gallito went running over Bedoya. Blow after blow and kick after kick, it was an authentic massacre that ended at minute 3:03 of the first round itself when Flores applied a D’arce Choke<\/em> to Bedoya and ended the fight by submission. It\u2019s a fight to remember as “El Gallito” finished his opponent in such a short time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fight: Alejandro \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores vs Pablo Villaseca<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 7, 2018, \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores and Chilean Pablo Villaseca met for the semifinals of the Combate Americas tournament: Combate Cup 2018 <\/em>in California. In this fight, Flores started an aggressive and somewhat mocking fight. Throughout the combat, every time Flores dodged a blow or a kick, he did so with a touch of grace. He maintained a strong, offensive pace throughout the fight, which ended in 3 rounds. This earned him a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28. Every time “El Gallito” gets into an octagon, we\u2019re sure that it\u2019ll be a very offensive and above all very aggressive combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fight: Alejandro \u201cEl Gallito\u201d Flores vs Levy Saul Marroqu\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, Alejandro Flores got into the octagon on April 12, 2019, to face his partner, friend, and fellow countryman Levy Saul Marroquin. With both fighters being from Monterrey, the stadium was full and they had a clear division. The combat was full of many emotions, punches and kicks came and went, and it was an even fight where either of them could have won. In one round, El Gallito was in full confidence and was on top of Marroqu\u00edn, in another round things changed. But the judges agreed that Flores’ performance was phenomenal and gave him the victory unanimously with a triple score of 30-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 You can watch Alejandro El Gallito Flores\u2019 best moments at: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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