{"id":5375,"date":"2019-05-17T15:23:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T22:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/?p=5375"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:25:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T22:25:18","slug":"alitzel-mariscal-will-defend-mexicos-flag-in-combate-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/combateglobal.com\/en\/alitzel-mariscal-will-defend-mexicos-flag-in-combate-peru","title":{"rendered":"Alitzel Mariscal Will Defend Mexico&#8217;s Flag in Combate Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rising star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\">Alitzel Mariscal<\/a> (2-0) <\/strong>has an important task ahead of her when she enters &#8220;La Jaula&#8221; later this month. She will have to represent Mexico against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/fighters\/maria-paula-buzaglo\">Maria Buzaglo<\/a> ( 1-1)\u00a0<\/strong>in the upcoming historic event in <strong>Peru.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/events\/combate-38\">Combate Peru<\/a><\/strong> will take place at <strong>Coliseo Manuel Bonilla<\/strong> in Lima, Peru. The event will be broadcast exclusively in English in the United States and Canada on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/melissa-martinez\"><strong>DAZN<\/strong><\/a> (12am E, 11pm C, 9pm PAC), as well as on Univision (12am E, 11pm C) and on Univisi\u00f3n Deportes (12am E, 11pm C, 9pm PAC).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been less than a year since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\"><strong>Alitzel Mariscal<\/strong> <\/a>was discovered by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\">Combate Americas<\/a><\/strong> and made her <strong>MMA<\/strong> debut as a professional, but the Mexican fighter has already become a phenomenon throughout Latin America and United States, due to her charisma, talent and fighting style. At only 20 years old, Mariscal\u00a0 has already shown extraordinary composure inside &#8220;<strong>La Jaula,<\/strong>&#8221; particularly in her <strong>Combate Americas<\/strong>&#8216; debut defeating<a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/fighters\/brenda-enriquez\"> <strong>Brenda Enriquez<\/strong><\/a> by unanimous decision in <strong>Combate 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CombateAmericas\/videos\/1890374011059053\/<\/p>\n<p>Expectations for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\">Mariscal<\/a><\/strong> were high, but she exceeded them when she fought for Mexico in <strong>Combate Americas: Mexico vs. Spain<\/strong>,\u00a0 in Guadalajara, Mexico. She defeated <strong>Vanessa Rico<\/strong> via <strong>TKO<\/strong> in less than four minutes.\u00a0 Rico was a well-rounded and more experienced fighter with a 3-4 record.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MMA | Combate Guadalajara: M\u00e9xico vs Spain | Alitzel Mariscal vs Vanesa Rico\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zy22BqGWz18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\"><strong>Mariscal<\/strong><\/a>, born in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, has competed in two <strong>Combate America&#8217;<\/strong>s events in her own country, but now, the Aztec fighter will have to defend her Mexican pride away from home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/fighters\/maria-paula-buzaglo\"><strong>Buzaglo<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\"><strong>Mariscal<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s upcoming opponent, is a promising Peruvian fighter, and a possible leader in her division in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/\"><strong>Combate Americas;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0although, her debut in &#8220;<strong>La Jaula<\/strong>&#8221; did not go as expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/fighters\/maria-paula-buzaglo\"><strong>Buzaglo<\/strong><\/a> was defeated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/fighters\/corina-herrera\"><strong>Corina Herrera<\/strong><\/a> via second-round submission, losing for the first time in her <strong>MMA career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A victory in Peru would be important for the careers of both of these fighters.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/fighters\/en\/alitzel-mariscal\"><strong>Mariscal<\/strong><\/a> wants not only to maintain her undefeated record, but also to prove that she can score a victory for Mexico even on foreign soil.\u00a0 Buzaglo, on the other hand, is looking for her first win in <strong>Combate Americas<\/strong>\u00a0and to show that she is a force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the rest of the the card and how to buy tickets, visit: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combateamericas.com\/en\/events\/combate-38\">Combate Peru.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-tags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising star Alitzel Mariscal (2-0) has an important task ahead of her when she enters &#8220;La Jaula&#8221; later this month. She will have to represent Mexico against Maria Buzaglo ( 1-1)\u00a0in the upcoming historic event in Peru. Combate Peru will take place at Coliseo Manuel Bonilla in Lima, Peru. 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