LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON ხუთშაბათი, APRIL 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 – აპრილი 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, Ariz. on ხუთშაბათი, აპრილი 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 საათამდე. და).

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

იმ bantamweight (135 ფუნტი) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The gallero" Palacios (7-1) მისიის, Texas.

“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,"განაცხადა Combate ამერიკის აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი Campbell McLaren.

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

6-foot-1, 29-წლის Rodriguez, 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 იანვარი 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (punches) on Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 წლის ასაკიდან, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, მან გაიტანა პირველი რაუნდი (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 თებერვალი 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 ფუნტი), 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 პაულინა “Firefox” გრანადოსი at “Combate 5” last მაისი 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

სხვა ქმედება, ვიქტორ "კელევრა" რეინა (8-3) შეხვდება Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) at welterweight.

5-ფუტი-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO ან წარდგინების, while Perez of Tucson, 5-foot-9, 28-წლის, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) წარდგენის (უკანა შიშველი choke) გადაბირებას Anthony Wray ოქტომბერი 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) საკრამენტოს, Calif., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) of Phoenix, Ariz.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of ანდრეს "ტყვია" კვინტანა at Combate 11 on თებერვალი 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, Combate ამერიკის გალიაში.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (უკანა შიშველი choke) საქართველოს Josue Rodriguez ზე 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) საქართველოს Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on იანვარი 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 Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) of Tempe, Ariz.

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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, პარასკევი, აპრილი 21, at 11 საათამდე. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. რიკი პალასიოსი

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel ჩემპიონი
ატომური წონა: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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