LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

ન્યુ યોર્ક - એપ્રિલ 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 વાગ્યાની. અને) television event series to Tucson, એરિઝોના. for the first-time ever on ગુરુવારે, એપ્રિલ 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 પાઉન્ડ) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) અને નોકઆઉટ કલાકાર રિકી "ધ Gallero" PALACIOS (7-1).

આ ઘટના, “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, શુક્રવારે, એપ્રિલ 21, ખાતે 11 વાગ્યાની. સીટી.

સહ મુખ્ય ઘટના માં, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) અને Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 પાઉન્ડ) સ્પર્ધા.

થી કિંમતની $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, બેન્ની "પુત્ર" મેડ્રિડ (9-3) પર લેશે Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) એક વેલ્ટરવેઇટ માં (170 પાઉન્ડ) યુદ્ધ, અને સબમિશન નિષ્ણાત રેન્ડી 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. રિકી PALACIOS

આ 5 ફૂટ 7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, એરિઝોના. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (યુએફસી) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 નવેમ્બરના રોજ 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

પણ 29 ઉંમર વર્ષ, 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 જૂન પર 12, 2015, and a stunning, પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડમાં (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji ગોમેઝ 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) એક વ્યાવસાયિક બોક્સર તરીકે, Palacios has earned 5 તેમના 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (ટી)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6 ફૂટ, 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) ડબ્લ્યુએચઓ (પંચની) ના Dano Moore ઓક્ટોબર પર 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) ડબ્લ્યુએચઓ (પંચની) ના Brendan Tierney માર્ચ પર 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 તેમના 15 કારકિર્દી માર્ગ દ્વારા જીતે (ટી)KO અથવા રજૂઆત.

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

વિ બેન્ની મેડ્રિડ. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, એરિઝોના., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 તેમના 9 professional career victories by way of (ટી)KO અથવા રજૂઆત.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (પાછળનું નગ્ન ચોક) ના જેફ ફ્લેચર 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.

રેન્ડી Steinke વિ. Irwin Rivera

5 ફૂટ 9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, એરિઝોના. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, પર રે રોબિન્સન અને Guillermo Pena ઓક્ટોબર પર 1, 2016 અને ઓક્ટોબર 15, 2016, અનુક્રમે.

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. તારીખ કરવા માટે, three of his five career wins have come by way of (ટી)KO અથવા રજૂઆત.