LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

NEW YORK – Април 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. И) television event series to Tucson, Аризона. for the first-time ever on Четвъртък, Април 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 паунда) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) и нокаут художник Ricky "The Gallero" Паласиос (7-1).

Събитието, “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, Петък, Април 21, при 11 p.m. CT.

В съвместно основното събитие, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) и Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 паунда) състезание.

На цена от $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 Алберто Родригес.

Also slated for action, Benny "Човешкият Син" Мадрид (9-3) ще поеме Чад Дитмайер (8-1) в полусредна категория (170 паунда) битка, и експерт подаване 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 Паласиос

5-крак-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Аризона. 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 ноември 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Също 29 годишна възраст, 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 юни 12, 2015, and a stunning, Първият кръг (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 Брандън Ройвал at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) като професионален боксьор, Palacios has earned 5 на неговата 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

В 6-подножието, 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) СЗО (щанци) на Dano Moore октомври 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) СЗО (щанци) на Brendan Tierney за март 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 на неговата 15 кариера печели по пътя на (T)KO или представяне.

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

Benny Мадрид срещу. Чад Дитмайер

Борба от Финикс, Аризона., 5-фута-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 на неговата 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO или представяне.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (задно гол дросел) на 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. In his last start on March 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 срещу. Ървин Ривера

5-крак-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Аризона. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, на Рей Робинсън и Guillermo Pena октомври 1, 2016 и октомври 15, 2016, съответно.

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. Към днешна дата, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO или представяне.