LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ເມ​ສາ 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
ເມືອງ​ນີວ​ຢອກ - ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 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. ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. ແລະ).

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

ໃນ​ຫມິ່ນ​ສາດ​ສະ​ຫນາ​ໄດ້ (135 ປອນ) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "Gallero ໄດ້​" Palacios (7-1) ຂອງ​ພາ​ລະ​ກິດ, 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 Americas ຊີອີໂອ Campbell McLaren.

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

6 ຕີນ 1, 29-ປີ​ເກົ່າ 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 ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 ປີ​ຂອງ​ການ​ອາ​ຍຸ​ສູງ​ສຸດ, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, ທ່ານໄດ້ scored ໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດທໍາອິດ (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 ກຸມ​ພາ 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 ປອນ), 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 ພຶດ​ສະ​ພາ 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

ໃນ​ການ​ດໍາ​ເນີນ​ການ​ອື່ນໆ, Victor "Kelevra" Reyna (8-3) ຈະ​ຕອບ​ສະ​ຫນອງ Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) ທີ່ welterweight.

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 ຫລື​ສົ່ງ, while Perez of Tucson, 5 ຕີນ 9, 28-ປີ​ເກົ່າ, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) ການ​ຍື່ນ​ສະ​ເຫນີ (choke ຫລັງ​, naked) ໄຊ​ຊະ​ນະ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ Anthony Wray ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ຕຸ​ລາ 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) ຂອງ Sacramento, Calif​., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) ຂອງ Phoenix, Ariz.

The 5 ຕີນ 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 ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ກຸມ​ພາ 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, ໄດ້ cage Combate Americas.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (choke ຫລັງ​, naked) ຂອງ Josue Rodriguez ທີ່ 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (ດີ​ໃຈ​ຫລາຍ) ຂອງ Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 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) ຂອງ 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, ວັນ​ສຸກ, ເດືອນ​ເມ​ສາ 21, ຢູ່​ໃນ 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 Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

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 ແຊ້ມ
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
ຄັນ: 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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