LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
אויף דאנערשטיק, 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 – אַפּריל 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, אַריז. אויף דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 פּ.ם. און).

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

אין די באַנטאַמוועיגהט (135 פונט) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, אַריז. will collide with knockout artist ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (7-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס.

“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,"האט געזאגט קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע סעאָ קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן.

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

די 6-פֿיס-1, 29-יאָר-אַלט ראַדריגעז, 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 יאַנואַר 21, the Alhambra, קאַליף. resident scored a second round (3:55) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) אויף Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 יאָרן פון עלטער, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, ער סקאָרד אַ ערשטער קייַלעכיק (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 פעברואַר 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 פונט), 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 מייַ 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

אין אנדערע אַקציע, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) וועט טרעפן Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) בייַ וועלטערווייט.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן, while Perez of Tucson, אַ 5-פֿיס-9, 28-יאָר-אַלט, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) סאַבמישאַן (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) געווינען איבער Anthony Wray אויף אקטאבער 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, פלאַ., ראַנדי סטעינקע (17-10) of Payson, אַריז. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick סאַנטשעז (7-3) פון סאַקראַמענטאָ, קאַליף., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) פון פיניקס, אַריז.

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 אויף פעברואַר 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, די קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע שטייַג.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון Josue Rodriguez בייַ די 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (פּאַנטשיז) פון Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on יאַנואַר 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, טעקסאַס, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, דזשוניער. (1-1) פון טעמפּע, אַריז.

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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 21, בייַ 11 פּ.ם. קאָרט. 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

באַנטאַמוועיגהט: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
וועלטערווייט: בעני מאַדריד ווס. Chad Dietmeyer
וועלטערווייט: Daniel Rodriguez vs. יואל טשאַמפּיאָן
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
פעאַטהערוועיגהט: Erick Sanchez vs. ראַנדי סטעינקע
וועלטערווייט: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
פליוועיגהט: Justin Rascon vs. דזשאָסע, Palencia, דזשוניער.
פליוועיגהט: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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