LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

NEW YORK - Avril 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. ET) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Jeudi, Avril 20 avec un empilage, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 livres) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) et artiste KO Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

L'événement, “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, Vendredi, Avril 21, à 11 p.m. CT.

En cas de co-principal, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) et Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 livres) concours.

Prix ​​à partir de $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 "Le Fils" Madrid (9-3) va prendre Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) dans un poids welter (170 livres) bataille, et expert en communication Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin «La Bête» Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Confrontations supplémentaires seront bientôt annoncés.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Le 5-pieds-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 sur Novembre 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar par voie de décision unanime.

Aussi 29 ans, 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), knock-out à un coup de Carlos Ricardo Diaz sur Juin 12, 2015, and a stunning, premier tour (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) comme un boxeur professionnel, Palacios has earned 5 de son 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Le 6 pieds, 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) OMS (poinçons) de Dano Moore sur Octobre 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) OMS (poinçons) de Brendan Tierney sur Mars 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 de son 15 victoires en carrière par voie de (T)KO ou la soumission.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Sur Octobre 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, sur Mars 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Nom d'utilisateur Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 de son 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO ou la soumission.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (étranglement arrière-nue) de 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. Dans son dernier départ en Mars 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

Le 5 pieds 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, sur Ray Robinson et Guillermo Pena sur Octobre 1, 2016 et Octobre 15, 2016, respectivement.

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. À ce jour, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO ou la soumission.