LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Четвъртък, Април 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 – Април 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, Аризона. на Четвъртък, Април 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. И).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 паунда) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Даниел Родригес (3-0) и Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 паунда) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
В категория петел (135 паунда) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Аризона. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Паласиос (7-1) на мисията, 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,", Каза изпълнителният директор Combate Americas Campbell McLaren.
На цена от $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
В 6-крак-1, 29-годишният Родригес, 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 Януари 21, the Alhambra, Халиф. resident scored a second round (3:55) СЗО (щанци) на Кристиан Гонзалес.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 годишна възраст, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, Той вкара първия кръг (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 Февруари 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 паунда), 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 Май 9. Преди загубата, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
В друго действие, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ще се срещне Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) в полусредна категория.
5-крак-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO или представяне, while Perez of Tucson, 5-крак-9, 28-годишният, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) подаване (задно гол дросел) спечели Anthony Wray октомври 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Аризона. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) Сакраменто, Калифорния., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) на Phoenix, Аризона.
5-крак-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 Февруари 16. Преди загубата, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, гръдния Combate Americas.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (задно гол дросел) на Josue Rodriguez в 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (щанци) на Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Януари 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) на Темпи, Аризона.
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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Петък, Април 21, при 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.
Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card
Основно събитие в Bantamweight:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Паласиос
Средно състезание в главната категория:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Категория петел: Irwin Rivera vs. Кевин Нативидад
Борец от полусредна категория: Benny Мадрид срещу. Чад Дитмайер
Борец от полусредна категория: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Стефани Алба
Перо: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Борец от полусредна категория: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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