LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA
BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
אירוע משותף של משקל בינוני:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
יותר:
Welterweight: בני מדריד vs. צ'אד Dietmeyer
Bantamweight: רנדי Steinke לעומת. ארווין ריברה
Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now
NEW YORK – אפריל 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. ו) television event series to Tucson, אריזונה. for the first-time ever on יום חמישי, אפריל 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 קילו) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) ואמן נוקאאוט ריקי "Gallero" פלאסיוס (7-1).
האירוע, “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, יום שישי, אפריל 21, ב 11 p.m. CT.
במקרה שיתוף ראשי, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) ו Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 קילו) תחרות.
במחיר של $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 אלברטו רודריגז.
Also slated for action, בני "הבן" מדריד (9-3) ייקח ב צ'אד Dietmeyer (8-1) במשקל חצי כבד (170 קילו) קרב, ומומחה הגשה רנדי Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.
matchups נוסף יוכרז בקרוב.
Roman Salazar vs. ריקי פלאסיוס
5-רגל-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, אריזונה. 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 בנובמבר 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.
כמו כן 29 שנים של גיל, 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 ביוני 12, 2015, and a stunning, סיבוב ראשון (1:00) head kick knockout of בנג'י גומז at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of ברנדון Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.
Also unbeaten (2-0-1) כמתאגרף מקצועי, Palacios has earned 5 שלו 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
6-רגל, 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) WHO (אגרופים) של Dano Moore באוקטובר 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (אגרופים) של ברנדן טירני בחודש מרץ 20, 2016.
Ortiz has notched 12 שלו 15 קריירה זוכה בדרך של (T)KO או הגשה.
Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. באוקטובר 3, 2015, he forced ברנדן טירני to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, בחודש מרץ 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from שם משתמש Salantri.
בני מדריד vs. צ'אד Dietmeyer
לחימה מתוך הפניקס, אריזונה., 5 מטר 10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 שלו 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO או הגשה.
Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (לחנוק אחורי עירום) של ג'ף פלטשר 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. בתחילתו האחרונה במארס 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran אנטוניו מקי, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.
רנדי Steinke לעומת. ארווין ריברה
5-רגל-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, אריזונה. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, ב ריי רובינסון ו Guillermo Pena באוקטובר 1, 2016 ואוקטובר 15, 2016, בהתאמה.
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. עד כה, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO או הגשה. |