LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON יום חמישי, אפריל 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK – אפריל 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, אריזונה. ב יום חמישי, אפריל 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. ו).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 קילו) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in דניאל רודריגז (3-0) ו יואל אלוף (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 קילו) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

במשקל התרנגול (135 קילו) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, אריזונה. will collide with knockout artist ריקי "Gallero" פלאסיוס (7-1) של משימה, טקסס.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever," אמר Combate אמריקה מנכ"ל קמפבל מקלארן.

במחיר של $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

6-רגל-1, 29-רודריגז בן, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on ינואר 21, the Alhambra, קליפורניה. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (אגרופים) ב כריסטיאן גונזלס.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 שנים של גיל, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, הוא הבקיע בסיבוב ראשון (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on פבואר 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 קילו), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last מאי 9. לפני ההפסד, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

בפעולה אחרת, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ייפגש Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) במשקל חצי כבד.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO או הגשה, while Perez of Tucson, 5-רגל-9, 28-בת, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) הגשה (לחנוק אחורי עירום) לשכנע Anthony Wray באוקטובר 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, פלורידה., רנדי Steinke (17-10) of Payson, אריזונה. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé אריק סאנצ'ז (7-3) של סקרמנטו, קליפורניה., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) של פניקס, אריזונה.

5-רגל-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of אנדרס "הכדור" קווינטנה at Combate 11 ב פבואר 16. לפני ההפסד, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, כלוב אמריקה Combate.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (לחנוק אחורי עירום) של Josue Rodriguez ב 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (אגרופים) של Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on ינואר 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between ארתורו גוזמן (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, טקסס, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, ג 'וניור. (1-1) בטמפה, אריזונה.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, יום שישי, אפריל 21, ב 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

אירוע הראשי של Bantamweight:
Roman Salazar vs. ריקי פלאסיוס

אירוע משותף של משקל בינוני:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. קווין נאטיבידאד
Welterweight: בני מדריד vs. צ'אד Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. יואל אלוף
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. סטפני אלבה
משקל נוצה: Erick Sanchez vs. רנדי Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
משקל זבוב: Justin Rascon vs. חוזה, Palencia, ג 'וניור.
משקל זבוב: ארתורו גוזמן נגד. Robert Caspar
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