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The all-consuming nature of working with racehorses got a little bit harder for trainer David Pfieffer when his second child decided to arrive the night before his stable star faced her toughest test. Jrue Holiday Jersey .Pfieffers partner Lizzie gave birth to their son on the eve of the Myer Classic in which Denmagic put in a career-best effort to finish third in the Group One race at Flemington.The addition to their family prevented the proud father-of-two travelling to Melbourne and did nothing to lighten his workload.Its been hectic lately. Its been a hard slog, Pfieffer said.I had my foreman in Melbourne looking after Denmagic so Ive had a fair bit to do in the barn as well as stay on top of everything.But the hard work has been paying off.Aside from Denmagics gallant performances in Victoria which also netted two Group Two fourths, Ziggie Willie won the $80,000 feature at Canterbury on Friday night and the stable has Dixie Chick and Chestnut Road set to race at Rosehill on Saturday.Pfieffer is leaning towards the the fillies and mares benchmark handicap over 1400m, rather than the 1200m race for Dixie Chick.Dixie Chick was strong first-up when she flashed home late to grab second at Warwick Farm on September 21, but has encountered bad luck in two unplaced Saturday runs since.I think shes a horse that will probably be contending at stakes level, Pfieffer said.She probably deserves to have a few more wins next to her name.Pfieffer has booked Tye Angland for the 1400m race, while Tim Clark is on stand-by to ride if she starts over the shorter course.Youd like to think shell be a bit closer settling in the run and still have that great turn of foot at the end, Pfieffer said.Seven-year-old stablemate Chestnut Road, whose career has been restricted by injury, is entered in the colts, geldings and entires benchmark handicap over 1400m.Hes a horse that is better suited when hes on top of the ground as opposed to most horses who have had issues, Pfieffer said.Meanwhile Denmagic has gone to the paddock, with Pfieffer nominating the Coolmore Classic, Queen Of The Turf and the Doncaster Mile as potential Group One targets.One of her Melbourne fourths was in the Group Two Matriarch Stakes (2000m) on November 5, but Pfieffer said she was likely to race between 1200 and 1600m during autumn. 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Combate Americas, a mixed martial arts promotion geared toward Hispanic fighters and fans, has brought in some well-known muscle to become the new face of the company.Professional wrestler and former MMA fighter?Alberto El Presidente Rodriguez, best known in the United States as former four-time WWE world champion Alberto Del Rio, was named president of the company on Tuesday, officials told ESPN.com.Combate Americas, which was created in 2012 by UFC co-founder Campbell McLaren, signed a multiyear deal in April to air exclusively in English on UFC Fight Pass. Rodriguez will make his public debut as president on Friday during the promotions first live event in New York at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.The moment Campbell McLaren sent me the prospect I said yes immediately, Rodriguez told ESPN.com. As you know, I like to be in front of the camera with a microphone in my hand to tell people all about how proud I am to be Latino and to be a Mexican. I think all of the fighters who are competing for Combate Americas feel the same way.Rodriguez, 39, who mutually agreed upon his release from WWE in September, will be actively involved in all aspects of athlete relations and development for Combate Americas. He also plans to continue pro wrestling on a part-time basis until 2018, when his focus will turn exclusively to MMA.Im going to be recruiting fighters and Im going to be there to help them get to the place that they want to get, Rodriguez said. We have a lot of talent in the company. Most of that talent is Hispanic. That makes me really happy to be able to help them.Rodriguez comes from a famous family of pro wrestlers in Mexico, including his father, Dos Caras, and his uncles, Sicodelico and WWE Hall of Famer Mil Mascaras. He also has experience inside the cage as an MMA fighter, sporting a record of 9-5 between 2001 and 2010 under the name Dos Caras Jr. (often wearing a Luchador mask). His most famous bout came in 2003 against Pride and UFC veteran Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic, where he suffered a head-kick knockout defeeat. Anthony Davis Jersey. Alberto brings a tremendous amount of knowledge of what it means to be in competition, coupled with an ability to communicate his passion for the sport to his new role, McLaren said. From working with Alberto in the past, we have gotten to know him very well and are thrilled to have him on our team in an executive capacity.Rodriguez said he was first approached by McLaren more than two years ago to join Combate Americas as a fighter but respectfully declined, saying, Amigo, thank you so much for the offer but I think Im too old for that. He admits he was surprised when approached recently about an executive role.Considering his career in sports entertainment, Rodriguez is looking to pass on what he has learned to the mostly Hispanic fighters who make up the Combate Americas roster.I am going to try and bring all of that experience to not just make great fighters, but great entertainers, Rodriguez said. We know Ronda [Rousey] and [Conor] McGregor are great fighters but they are also showmen. McGregor is an amazing fighter and his Octagon skills are not in debate. But the reason why he has accomplished all of those things is because he is a showman. And people want to see him winning or losing -- but they want to see him.At the end of the day this is fighting, so they are going to be fighting. But we also want them to entertain the crowd.Rodriguez says he is excited about leveraging his connections in Mexico -- hinting that Combate Americas is on the verge of closing a big deal with a new partner -- and hopes to use his celebrity to help the brand grow to a bigger platform worldwide.I know its going to be not impossible but really difficult to be bigger than the UFC, just because of all the structure in that company, Rodriguez said. But Im pretty sure were going to be the No. 2 MMA company around the world in less than two years. We have an amazing group of people behind the project. ' ' '