LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
APIE Ketvirtadienis, Balandis 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
NIUJORKAS - Balandis 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. apie Ketvirtadienis, Balandis 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. IR).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 svarų) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) ir Joelis čempionas (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 svarų) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
Per Gaidys (135 svarų) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) Skotsdeilo, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) Misijos, Teksasas.
“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,Sakė Combate Amerika Vadovas Campbell "McLaren".
Kaina nuo $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-snukio 1, 29-metų Rodriguezas, 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 Sausis 21, the Alhambra, Kalifas. resident scored a second round (3:55) PSO (štampus) apie Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 metų, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, jis pelnė pirmąjį turą (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 Vasaris 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 svarų), 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 Gegužė 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
Be kitų veiksmų, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) susitiks Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) ne Papildsvars.
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 arba pateikimas, while Perez of Tucson, 5-snukio 9, 28-metų, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) pateikimas (galinio nuogas droselis) paveržti Anthony Wray spalio 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) Sakramentas, Kalifornijoje., 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 “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 apie Vasaris 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, Combate Amerikos narvas.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (galinio nuogas droselis) apie Josue Rodriguez ne 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (štampus) apie Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Sausis 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, Teksasas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jaunesnysis. (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, Penktadienis, Balandis 21, į 11 p.m. KT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.
Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card
Bantamweight pagrindinis turnyras:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi
Gaidys: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Negu vidutinis svoris: Benny Madridas vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Negu vidutinis svoris: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joelis čempionas
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Nereikšmingas daiktas: Erick Sanchez vs. Randy Steinke
Negu vidutinis svoris: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Svorelis: Justin Rascon vs. Chosė, Palencia, Jaunesnysis.
Svorelis: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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