LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

НЬЮ ЙОРК - Сәуір 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. ЖӘНЕ) television event series to Tucson, Аризона штаты. for the first-time ever on Бейсенбі, Сәуір 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 фунт) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) және нокаут суретші Ricky «Gallero» Palacios (7-1).

оқиға, “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, Жұма, Сәуір 21, жанында 11 p.m. CT.

CO-басты жағдайда, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) мен Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 фунт) конкурсы.

Бастап бағаланған $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 «Ұлы» Мадрид (9-3) бойынша өтеді Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) полусреднем салмағы бойынша (170 фунт) шайқас, және ұсыну сарапшы Рэнди 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 фут-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Аризона штаты. 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 қараша 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Сондай-ақ, 29 жастағы жыл, 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 маусымда 12, 2015, and a stunning, Бірінші тур (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) кәсіби боксшы ретінде, Palacios has earned 5 оның 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

6 фут, 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) ДДҰ (соққылары) туралы Dano Moore қазан 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) ДДҰ (соққылары) туралы Brendan Tierney наурызда 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 оның 15 мансап жолымен жеңіске жетті (T)KO немесе ұсыну.

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

Benny Мадрид қарсы. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Аризона штаты., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 оның 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO немесе ұсыну.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (Артқы жалаңаш штуцер) туралы 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 Антонио McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Рэнди Steinke қарсы. Irwin Rivera

5 фут-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Аризона штаты. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, бойынша Ray Robinson мен Guillermo Pena қазан 1, 2016 және қазан 15, 2016, тиісінше.

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. Күнге дейін, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO немесе ұсыну.