LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Payshanba, APREL 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
NYU YORK - Aprel 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, Sababiy. bo'yicha Payshanba, Aprel 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. VA).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 funt) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriges (3-0) va Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 funt) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
Bantamweight In (135 funt) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Sababiy. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Missiya, 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,"Combate Amerika bosh direktori dedi Campbell McLaren.
Dan baholi $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-oyoq-1, 29-yoshli 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 Yanvar 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) JSST (zımbalar) bo'yicha Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 yoshdan, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, U birinchi bosqichi kiritdi (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 Fevral 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 funt), 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.
Boshqa kurashlarda, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) uchrashadi Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn da.
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 yoki berish, while Perez of Tucson, 5-oyoq-9, 28-yoshda, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) bo'ysunish (orqa-yalang'och bo'g'ish) ustidan g'alaba qozonish Anthony Wray oktyabr kuni 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Sababiy. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erik Sanchez (7-3) Sacramento, Calif., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Feniks, Sababiy.
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 bo'yicha Fevral 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, Combate Amerika qafas.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (orqa-yalang'och bo'g'ish) ning Josue Rodriguez da 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (zımbalar) ning Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Yanvar 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) temp of, Sababiy.
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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Juma, Aprel 21, da 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.
Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card
Bantamweight asosiy voqeasi:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn: Va boshqalar Benni Madrid. Chad Dietmeyer
Ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Tuklar: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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