LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ТУХАЙ Пүрэв гариг, ДӨРӨВДҮГЭЭР САРЫН 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
Нью Йорк - Дөрөвдүгээр 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (ММА) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. тухай Пүрэв гариг, Дөрөвдүгээр 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. БОЛОН).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 кг) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) болон Иоел аварга (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 кг) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
Bantamweight нь (135 кг) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Рики "Gallero" Паласиос (7-1) Номлолын, АНУ-ын Техасын.
“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,"Combate Америк гүйцэтгэх захирал хэллээ Campbell McLaren.
Нь үнэлэгдсэн $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6 фут-1, 29-настай Родригес, 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 January 21, the Alhambra, Калифорни мужийн. resident scored a second round (3:55) ДЭМБ-ын (гаргагч цоолтуур) тухай Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 Нас жил, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, Тэрээр эхний шатны гоол (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 Хоёрдугаар сар 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 кг), 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 May 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
Бусад үйл ажиллагаа, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) хангасан байх Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) welterweight нь.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)К.О, эсвэл хүлээн авах, while Perez of Tucson, 5 фут-9, 28-настай, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) хүлээн авах (Арын-нүцгэн багалзуурдаж алах) ялах Anthony Wray Аравдугаар сарын тухай 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, FLA., Рэнди Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Эрик Sanchez (7-3) Сакраменто нь, Калифорни мужийн., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Phoenix-ийн, Ariz.
The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 тухай Хоёрдугаар сар 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, Combate Америк тор.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (Арын-нүцгэн багалзуурдаж алах) нь Josue Rodriguez үед 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (гаргагч цоолтуур) нь Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on January 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, АНУ-ын Техасын, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, JR. (1-1) Tempe нь, 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, Баасан, Дөрөвдүгээр 21, үед 11 p.m. СТ. 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. Ricky Palacios
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Welterweight: Сүсэг Benny Мадридын. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Иоел аварга
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Өд: Erick Sanchez vs. Рэнди Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Жозе, Palencia, JR.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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