LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ПО Четвер, Квітня 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
НЬЮ-ЙОРК - Квітня 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, Арізона. на Четвер, Квітня 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. І).
Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 фунти) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) і Чемпіон Джоел (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 фунти) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).
У вазі (135 фунти) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Арізона. will collide with knockout artist Ріккі "Gallero" Паласіос (7-1) Місії, Техас.
“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,»Сказав генеральний директор Combate Americas Кемпбелл МакЛарен.
За ціною від $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).
6-футовий-1, 29-річний Родрігес, 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 Січень 21, the Alhambra, Халіф. resident scored a second round (3:55) ВООЗ (удари) на Christian Gonzalez.
Also 6-foot-1 and 29 років, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, він забив перший раунд (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 Лютого 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 фунти), 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 Травня 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.
В інших дій, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) зустрінеться Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) в напівсередній вазі.
The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування, while Perez of Tucson, 5 футів 9, 28-років, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) уявлення (задній удушення) схилити на свою сторону Anthony Wray Жовтень 1, 2016.
Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Штат Флорида., Ренді Штайнке (17-10) of Payson, Арізона. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Ерік Санчес (7-3) Сакраменто, Каліфорнія., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) Фенікс, Арізона.
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 на Лютого 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, клітина Combate Амерікас.
Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (задній удушення) з Josue Rodriguez на 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (удари) з Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Січень 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, Техас, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Молодший. (1-1) Темпе, Арізона.
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In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, П'ятниця, Квітня 21, на 11 p.m. Коннектикут. 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
Найлегша вага: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Середня вага: Бенні Мадрид проти. Chad Dietmeyer
Середня вага: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Чемпіон Джоел
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Напівлегка вага: Erick Sanchez vs. Ренді Штайнке
Середня вага: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Легка вага: Justin Rascon vs. Хосе, Palencia, Молодший.
Легка вага: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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