Mari Piccolo achieved her second victory in a row in the LFA cage at LFA 227 on Friday evening.
She also ruined Zoe Nowicki’s undefeated record, earning a unanimous decision and improving her own record to 6-3, with a 5-2 mark under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner.
It was a hard-fought fight, where Piccolo’s takedown defense shined.
“I’m proud of my defense. She’s a very tough fighter, I expected that, and she proved it. It was a tough fight,” Piccolo told Cageside Press after the fight. “I’m happy with my performance and with my takedown defense. I know I can get a lot better, but I’m really happy.”
Piccolo had a significant height and reach advantage in the fight and was able to use her jab to create space. “I saw that I was bigger than them, my reach was longer, so I used a lot of my jab. That was something I really worked on in the gym, I use my jab to keep my distance.”
“She put me on the fence a lot, but that was something I really worked on, my jabs. And I saw it work.”
LFA owner Ed Soares praised Piccolo’s performance after the fight. “I’m very happy with that. It’s nice when the boss comes to you and says something like that, so I’m very happy.”
Now Mari Piccolo is looking for a title shot. LFA flyweight champion Cheyanne Bowers recently gave up her title to sign with the Professional Fighters League. Piccolo has her eye on the empty belt.
“I know the champion of my division went to the 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 get the chance to go to the LFA band, I would be very happy.”
Watch our full interview with LFA 227’s Mari Piccolo above.
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