LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

NEW YORK – אַפּריל 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 פּ.ם. און) television event series to Tucson, אַריז. for the first-time ever on דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 פונט) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) און נאַקאַוט קינסטלער ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (7-1).

די געשעעניש, “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, פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 21, בייַ 11 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

אין די גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) און Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 פונט) קאָנקורס.

פּרייסט פון $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, בעני "די זון" מאַדריד (9-3) וועט נעמען אויף Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) אין אַ וועלטערווייט (170 פונט) שלאַכט, און סאַבמישאַן מומחה ראַנדי סטעינקע (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

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

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

אויך 29 יאָרן פון עלטער, 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 אויף יוני 12, 2015, and a stunning, ערשטער קייַלעכיק (1:00) head kick knockout of בענדזשי גאָמעז 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) ווי אַ פאַכמאַן באָקסער, Palacios has earned 5 פון זיין 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (ה)קאָ.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

די 6-פֿיס, 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) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Dano Moore אויף אקטאבער 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Brendan Tierney אויף מאַרץ 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 פון זיין 15 קאַריערע ווינס דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

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

בעני מאַדריד ווס. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, אַריז., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 פון זיין 9 professional career victories by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון דזשעף פלעטטשער 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.

ראַנדי סטעינקע ווס. Irwin Rivera

די 5-פֿיס-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, אַריז. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, אויף Ray ראָבינסאָן און Guillermo Pena אויף אקטאבער 1, 2016 און אקטאבער 15, 2016, ריספּעקטיוולי.

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. צו דאַטע, three of his five career wins have come by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.