LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ПА Чацвер, Красавіка 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 – Красавіка 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, Арызона. на Чацвер, Красавіка 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. І).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 фунты) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) і Чэмпіён Джоэл (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 фунты) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
У вазе (135 фунты) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Арызона. will collide with knockout artist Рыкі "Gallero" Паласиос (7-1) Місіі, Тэхас.
“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,»Сказаў генеральны дырэктар Combate Americas Кэмпбэл Макларен.
Па кошце ад $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-футавых-1, 29-гадовы Радрыгес, 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 Студзеня 21, the Alhambra, Халіф. resident scored a second round (3:55) СААЗ (ўдары) на Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 гадоў, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, ён забіў першы раўнд (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 Лютага 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 фунты), 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 Мая 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
У іншых дзеянняў, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) сустрэнецца Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) у нападаючым вазе.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)КО або падпарадкаванне, while Perez of Tucson, 5 футаў 9, 28-гадоў, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) прадстаўленне (задні ўдушэнне) схіліць на свой бок Anthony Wray Кастрычнік 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Штат Фларыда., Рэндзі Штайнке (17-10) of Payson, Арызона. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Эрык Санчэс (7-3) Сакрамэнта, Каліфорнія., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Фенікс, Арызона.
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 на Лютага 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, клетка Combate Америкас.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (задні ўдушэнне) з Josue Rodriguez на 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (ўдары) з Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Студзеня 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, Тэхас, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Малодшы. (1-1) Тэмпе, Арызона.
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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Пятніца, Красавіка 21, на 11 p.m. Канэктыкут. 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
Найлёгкія вага: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Сярэдні вага: Бенні Мадрыд супраць. Chad Dietmeyer
Сярэдні вага: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Чэмпіён Джоэл
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Полулегком вага: Erick Sanchez vs. Рэндзі Штайнке
Сярэдні вага: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Лёгкі вага: Justin Rascon vs. Хасэ, Palencia, Малодшы.
Лёгкі вага: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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