LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

НЬЮ-ЙОРК - Квітня 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. І) television event series to Tucson, Арізона. for the first-time ever on Четвер, Квітня 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 фунти) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) і нокаутом художник Ріккі "Gallero" Паласіос (7-1).

Подія, “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, П'ятниця, Квітня 21, на 11 p.m. Коннектикут.

У со-головній події, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) і Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 фунти) конкурс.

За ціною від $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, Бенні "Син" Мадрид (9-3) візьме на себе Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) в напівсередній вазі (170 фунти) бій, і експерт уявлення Ренді Штайнке (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-ноги-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Арізона. 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 Листопад 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Також 29 років, 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 Червень 12, 2015, and a stunning, Перший раунд (1:00) head kick knockout of Бенджі Гомес 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) в якості професійного боксера, Palacios has earned 5 з його 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6 футів, 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) ВООЗ (удари) з Dano Moore Жовтень 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) ВООЗ (удари) з Брендан Тірні березня 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 з його 15 Кар'єра виграє шляхом (T)КО або підпорядкування.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Жовтень 3, 2015, he forced Брендан Тірні to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, березня 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Ім'я користувача Salantri.

Бенні Мадрид проти. Chad Dietmeyer

Боротьба з Фенікса, Штат Арізона., 5-футовий-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 з його 9 professional career victories by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (задній удушення) з Джефф Флетчер 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.

Ренді Штайнке проти. Irwin Rivera

5 футів 9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Арізона. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, на Рей Робінсон і Guillermo Pena Жовтень 1, 2016 та жовтні 15, 2016, відповідно.

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. Зустрітися, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.