Mari Piccolo earned her second straight victory inside the LFA cage on Friday night at LFA 227.
She also spoiled the undefeated record of Zoe Nowicki, earning a unanimous decision win and improving her own record to 6-3, with a 5-2 mark under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner.
It was a hard-fought bout, one that saw Piccolo’s takedown defense shine.
“I’m proud of my defense. She’s a really tough fighter, I was expecting that, and she proved that. It was a tough fight,” Piccolo told Cageside Press following the fight. “I’m happy with my performance, with my takedown defense. I know I have a lot to get better, but I’m really happy.”
Piccolo had a significant height and reach advantage in the bout, and was able to use her jab to create space. “I saw I’m taller than her, my reach was bigger so I used a lot of my jab. That was something that I really worked on at the gym, I use my jab to keep my distance.”
“She put me on the fence a lot of times, but that was something that I was really working on, my jabs. And I saw it was working.”
LFA owner Ed Soares praised Piccolo’s performance after the bout. “I’m really happy with that. It’s good when the boss comes to you and says something like that, so I’m really happy.”
Now, Mari Piccolo is looking for a title shot. LFA flyweight champ Cheyanne Bowers recently vacated her title to sign with the Professional Fighters League. Piccolo has her eye on the vacant belt.
“I know that the champion of my division, she went to PFL, so I want a title shot if it’s possible. That’s what I want. Of course I want to go to the big stage, but if I have the opportunity to go to the belt of LFA, I would be really happy.”
Watch our full interview with LFA 227’s Mari Piccolo above.
