LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Torstai, Huhtikuu 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 – Huhtikuu 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. päällä Torstai, Huhtikuu 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. JA).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 kiloa) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) ja Joel Champion (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 kiloa) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
In kääpiösarjalainen (135 kiloa) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Operaation, 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,”Sanoi torjumaan Americas toimitusjohtaja Campbell McLaren.
Hinnoitellaan $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-jalka-1, 29-vuotias 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 Tammikuu 21, the Alhambra, Kalifornia. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (lyöntejä) päällä Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 vuotiaita, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, hän teki ensimmäisellä kierroksella (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 Helmikuu 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 kiloa), 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 Toukokuu 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
Muissa toiminta, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) tapaa Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) klo välisarjan.
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 tai jättämistä, while Perez of Tucson, 5-jalka-9, 28-vuotiaan, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) jättämistä (taka-alasti kuristin) voittaa Anthony Wray lokakuuta 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) Sacramento, Kalifornia., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Phoenix, Ariz.
The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres "Luodin" Quintana at Combate 11 päällä Helmikuu 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, torjumaan Americas häkki.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (taka-alasti kuristin) of Josue Rodriguez klo 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (lyöntejä) of Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Tammikuu 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) 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, Perjantai, Huhtikuu 21, at 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-päätapahtuma:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Kääpiösarjalainen: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Välisarjan nyrkkeilijä: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Välisarjan nyrkkeilijä: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomopaino: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Höyhensarjalainen: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Välisarjan nyrkkeilijä: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Kärpässarjalainen: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Kärpässarjalainen: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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