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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
NA Thursday, 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 (Emmanuel) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. na Thursday, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. NA).

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

Na Bantamweight (135 pound) 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) nke 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,"Kwuru Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

The 6-ụkwụ-1, 29-afọ 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, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (punches) na Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 afọ, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, ọ gbatara a mbụ gburugburu (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 pound), 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.

Na ndị ọzọ edinam, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ga- Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) na 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 ma ọ bụ na-erubere, while Perez of Tucson, a 5-ụkwụ-9, 28-otu afọ, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) nrubeisi (n'azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu) merie n'elu Anthony Wray on 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 Sánchez (7-3) nke Sacramento, Calif., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) nke 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 na February 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, na Combate Americas onu.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (n'azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu) nke Josue Rodriguez na 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (punches) nke 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, Obere. (1-1) nke 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, Friday, April 21, na 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 onye mmeri
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Obere.
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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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
Ọzọ:
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. NA) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Thursday, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 pound) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) na knockout omenkà Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Ihe omume, “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, Friday, April 21, na 11 p.m. CT.

Na ngalaba-isi omume, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) na Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 pound) zoo.

Ọnụ si $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 "Ọkpara ahụ" Madrid (9-3) ga-on Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) na a welterweight (170 pound) agha, na nrubeisi ọkachamara 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

5-ụkwụ-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 na November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Ọzọkwa 29 afọ, 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 na June 12, 2015, and a stunning, mbụ gburugburu (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji akon 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) dị ka a ọkachamara oku okpu, Palacios has earned 5 nke ya 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)Ko.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

The 6-ụkwụ, 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) nke Dano Moore on October 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (punches) nke Brendan Tierney na March 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 nke ya 15 ọrụ enweta nkwanye site n'ụzọ nke (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

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

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Na-alụ ọgụ na Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 nke ya 9 professional career victories by way of (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (n'azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu) nke 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-ụkwụ-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, na Ray Robinson na Guillermo Pena on October 1, 2016 na October 15, 2016, karị.

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. Ruo taa, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)Ko ma ọ bụ na-erubere.