LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
AÇIK Perşembe, Nisan 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 - Nisan 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. üzerinde Perşembe, Nisan 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 um. VE).

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

Horoz siklet olarak (135 kilo) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Misyon, Teksas.

“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 Americas CEO'su Campbell McLaren.

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

6-ayak-1, 29-yaşındaki 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 Ocak 21, the Alhambra, Halife. resident scored a second round (3:55) DSÖ (yumruklar) üzerinde Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 yaş, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, o ilk turu attı (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 Şubat 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 kilo), 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 Mayıs 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

Diğer eylem olarak, Victor "Kelevra" Reyna (8-3) buluşacak Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) welterweight at.

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 veya teslim, while Perez of Tucson, 5-ayak-9, 28-yaşında, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) boyun eğme (Arka çıplak bobini) dostluğunu kazanmak Anthony Wray Ekim 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “Canavar” 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) Sacramento, Kaliforniya., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Phoenix, Ariz.

5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “Kurşun” Quintana at Combate 11 üzerinde Şubat 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, Combate Amerika kafes.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (Arka çıplak bobini) arasında Josue Rodriguez at 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (yumruklar) arasında Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Ocak 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, Teksas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) Tempe, Ariz.

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, Cuma, Nisan 21, at 11 um. BT. 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

Horoz siklet: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Ek ağırlık: Vs Benny Madrid. Chad Dietmeyer
Ek ağırlık: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Şampiyonu
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Tüy siklet: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Ek ağırlık: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Sineksiklet: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Sineksiklet: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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