IN DIRETTA IN AZTECA AMERICA
BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Evento co-principale dei pesi medi:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Di Più:
Welter: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Peso gallo: Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera
Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now
NEW YORK - Aprile 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. E) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Giovedi, Aprile 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 libbre) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman "El Gallito" Salazar (10-5-1) e knockout artista Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).
L'evento, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Venerdì, Aprile 21, a 11 p.m. CT.
In caso di co-main, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) e Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 libbre) concorso.
Fissato il prezzo da $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.
Also slated for action, Benny "Il Figlio" di Madrid (9-3) assumerà Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) in un welter (170 libbre) battaglia, ed esperto di presentazione Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.
Matchups supplementari saranno annunciati a breve.
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios
Il 5-foot-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.
In his last effort at WFF 32 novembre 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.
Anche 29 anni, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz giugno 12, 2015, and a stunning, primo giro (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.
Also unbeaten (2-0-1) come un pugile professionista, Palacios has earned 5 della sua 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Il 6-foot, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) WHO (punzoni) di Dano Moore ottobre 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (punzoni) di Brendan Tierney marzo 20, 2016.
Ortiz has notched 12 della sua 15 carriera vince a titolo di (T)KO o sottomissione.
Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Ottobre 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, marzo 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Nome utente Salantri.
Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Combattendo da Phoenix, Ariz., il 5 piedi-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 della sua 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO o sottomissione.
Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (choke retro-naked) di Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.
Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. Nella sua ultima partenza il marzo 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.
Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera
Il 5-foot-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, su Ray Robinson e Guillermo Pena ottobre 1, 2016 e ottobre 15, 2016, rispettivamente.
Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Ad oggi, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO o sottomissione. |