LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

NEW YORK - April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. UND) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Donnerstag, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 Pfund) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) und Knockout Künstler Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Das Ereignis, “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, Freitag, April 21, bei 11 p.m. CT.

Im Co-Main Event, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) und Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 Pfund) Wettbewerb.

Von preislich $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: "Der Sohn" Madrid (9-3) dauert an Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) in einem Weltergewicht (170 Pfund) Schlacht, und Unterwerfung Experte 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

Das 5-Fuß-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 November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar durch einstimmige Entscheidung.

Auch 29 Jahre alt, 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 Juni 12, 2015, and a stunning, erste Runde (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) als Profiboxer, Palacios has earned 5 seines 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Das 6-Fuss, 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) DIE (Stanzen) von Dano Moore am Oktober 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) DIE (Stanzen) von Brendan Tierney März 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 seines 15 Karriere gewinnt durch (T)KO oder Duldung.

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

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Die Bekämpfung von Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 seines 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (Rear Naked Choke) von 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 seinem letzten Start am März 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

Das 5-Fuß-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, auf Ray Robinson und Guillermo Pena am Oktober 1, 2016 und Oktober 15, 2016, beziehungsweise.

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. Miteinander ausgehen, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.