former Oklahoma Wrestler Nick Piccinini On Sunday, he recorded another victory in his professional mixed martial arts career.
Fighting at Fury 92, Piccinini defeated Jomar Park via rear-naked choke in the fourth round, improving the former Cowboy to 5-0 career.
The outcome of the battle can be seen below.
Piccinini has finished four of his five wins since June 18, 2021. All four wins came by submission at flyweight (125 pounds).
Piccinini played at Oklahoma State from 2015-20 and was a three-time All-American (2017, 2019, 2020). He finished fourth in the 125-pound weight class in 2017 and fifth in 2019 and was named a Coaches All-American in 2020 when the NCAA Tournament was canceled.
Picchinini compiled a 98-17 record at Oklahoma State University before making his big move into mixed martial arts. After fighting three times at Extreme Fight Night, Picchinini moved to Fury FC.
In the future, I aim to win titles in this promotion, and ultimately, for example, UFC.
Nick Piccinini continues to perform well at Oklahoma State and in MMA
Of course, Oklahoma State has produced UFC champions Daniel Cormier and Johny Hendricks, and Piccinini is the latest in a long line of MMA hopefuls to emerge from wrestling.
Fellow Cowboy Jacob Smith said, Dana White's Contender Series.
Smith is 8-0 as a professional MMA fighter and is currently UFC President, if he wins the fight at DWCS, he could be awarded the contract.
Each Contender Series card will feature five bouts, with the new season running from August 8th to October 10th.
Smith Northeast Oklahoma He attended Oklahoma State University for two seasons before transferring prior to the 2016-17 season, where he went 49-13 in three years and was named an All-American in 2018 (8th place in the 174-pound class).
Smith finished in the round of 16 at the 2019 tournament, but like his former teammate, he will continue to strive for the pinnacle of MMA.
