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COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, Arizona

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Labone, APRIL 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 – April 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. ka Labone, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. LE).

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

Ka bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) ea Mission, 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,"O ile a re Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Le 6, tsamaea ka maoto-1, 29-ea lilemo li 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 January 21, the Alhambra, Dorella. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (punches) ka Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 le lilemo li, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, o a recu e chitja ea pele (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 February 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse), 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 Ka 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

Tse ling bohato, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) tla kopana Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) kwa 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 kapa ho ikokobelletsa, while Perez of Tucson, le 5-maoto-9, 28-selemo se le seng, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) hlōla ka Anthony Wray ka October 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) ea Sacramento, Dorella., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) ea 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 “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 ka February 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, le Combate Amerika gorole.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Josue Rodriguez ka 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) ea Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on January 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, Refresh. (1-1) ea Tempe, Ariz.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 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 Nativity
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Champion
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Refresh.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Hape:
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer
Bantamweight: Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK – April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. LE) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Labone, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 lik'hilograma tse) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) le knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Ketsahalo ena e, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Labohlano, April 21, ka 11 p.m. CT.

A ho sebdisana ka sehloohong ketsahalo, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) le Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 lik'hilograma tse) tlholisanong.

Turu ho $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, Benny "Mor'a" Madrid (9-3) tla nka ka Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) ka welterweight (170 lik'hilograma tse) ntoeng, le setsebi ikokobelletsa Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

The 5-maoto-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 ka November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

E boetse e 29 le lilemo li, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz ka June 12, 2015, and a stunning, pele ho pota-pota (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) e le litsebi Boxer, Palacios has earned 5 ea hae 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6-leoto, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) WHO (punches) ea Dano Moore ka October 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (punches) ea Brendan Tierney ka March 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 ea hae 15 mosebetsi wins ka tsela ea (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Ka October 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, ka March 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Username Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs.. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 ea hae 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) ea Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. In his last start on March 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Randy Steinke vs.. Irwin Rivera

The 5-mithara 9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, ka Ray Robinson le Guillermo Pena ka October 1, 2016 le October 15, 2016, ka ho latellana.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Ho fihla joale, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.