{"id":29418,"date":"2023-02-19T13:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T21:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combateglobal.com\/?p=29418"},"modified":"2023-02-19T13:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T21:35:48","slug":"ana-palacios-has-been-a-warrior-since-the-day-she-was-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/en\/ana-palacios-has-been-a-warrior-since-the-day-she-was-born","title":{"rendered":"Ana Palacios has been a warrior since the day she was born"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Miami, FL<\/strong>-Ana \u201cGuerrera\u201d Palacios (7-1-1) seemed to be heading to a defeat last year when she faced Korean champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nzr_iEtPLU0\">Bo Hyun Park<\/a> in July.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But just like she has fought all her life, she fought the perfect opportunity to land an arm bar forcing her opponent to tap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palacios is ranked at the top of the atom weight division, and arguably is one of the best in her weight class in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Park was landing ferocious strikes that nearly took Palacios out early in the first round, but it was Palacios composure that allowed her to land an armbar submission at 3:15 in the first round. She opened up about her career on a Live Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Coqap3CJlHP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/Coqap3CJlHP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Combate Global (@combateglobal)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe fact that I have been working on my holds I was able to overcome it,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt her arm extended. I didn\u2019t want to let go until the referee stepped in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is getting ready for the 2023 season, but she has been a fighter since she was born.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, her nickname Guerrera, which translates to warrior, was given to her because of the obstacle she faced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her mother was scheduled for a C-section; however, doctors were not available for the procedures. Due to the tardiness in her mother\u2019s delivery, there were life threatening complications. Experts told her that she would more than likely having issues mentally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI remember my first five years, I had issues speaking but after working at it I was able to overcome it,\u201d she said. \u201cI showed them that I am a Guerrera and I proved the doctors wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flash forward to today, Palacios is looking on taking on the top ranked atom weights in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get better at what she does, she counts on her teammates but there are challenges considering there a few females who compete in the atom weight division.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe hardest part is that there aren\u2019t many women so for training or sparring then we have to spar with the men,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is great that they respect us but when I spar or train with women it is different because we have the same strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the entire interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami, FL-Ana \u201cGuerrera\u201d Palacios (7-1-1) seemed to be heading to a defeat last year when she faced Korean champion Bo Hyun Park in July. 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