LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

Nyu-York - Aprel 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 dək. VƏ) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Cümə axşamı, Aprel 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 manat) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) və nakavt rəssam Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

hadisə, “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, Cümə, Aprel 21, at 11 dək. CT.

ATƏT-əsas hadisə, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) və Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 manat) müsabiqə.

Fiyatlandırılır $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 "Son" Madrid (9-3) olacaq Çad Dietmeyer (8-1) bir Welter Siklet da (170 manat) döyüş, və təqdim ekspert Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

5-ayaq-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 Noyabrda 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Da 29 yaş, 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 İyunda 12, 2015, and a stunning, ilk turda (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) Bir professional boksçu kimi, Palacios has earned 5 və onun 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6-ayaq, 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) ÜST (punches) haqqında Dano Moore Oktyabrın 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) ÜST (punches) haqqında Brendan Tierney Mart 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 və onun 15 karyera yolu ilə qalib (T)KO və ya təqdim.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Oktyabrın 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, Mart 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from İstifadəçi adı Salantri.

Vs Benny Madrid. Çad Dietmeyer

Phoenix həyata mübarizə, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 və onun 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO və ya təqdim.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (arxa çılpaq choke) haqqında 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. Martdakı son başlanğıcında 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

5-ayaq-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, haqqında Ray Robinson və Guillermo Pena Oktyabrın 1, 2016 oktyabr 15, 2016, müvafiq olaraq.

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. Bu günə qədər, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO və ya təqdim.