Adam Piccolotti understood muchbetter than to trust the judges at Bellator 293

Result: Adam Piccolotti def. Mandel Nallo bymeansof submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4: 26
Updated records: Piccolotti (14-5 MMA, 10-5 BMMA), Nallo (9-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA)
Key stat: Piccolotti hasactually rotated wins and losses his past 7 battles dating back to 2018.

“I (had) a lot of things in my head going into that battle. I had a – let’s be truthful – a piss-poor efficiency last time out. I simply had my firstborn. There’s a lot of things leading into that last battle that actually impacted me – some medical problems and things like that. So coming into this battle, I absolutely had a lot in my head, and that was absolutely part of the technique. I understand I’m one of the finest grapplers in the world. My striking is right there at this point now. … So I understood if I go in there, put my things together, stay hectic, I might certainly get the surface.”

“I hate when individuals state ‘Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges,’ duetothefactthat this is a battle, however this is a sport. There needto be correct evaluating, however there’s not. We all understand this. I’ve been robbed 2 or 3 times in my profession – 2 times, really blatantly. So not leaving it in the hands of the judges was certainly in my head – getting a surface, and even if it wasn’t a surface, something extremely dominant, like being on his back, pounding him out for the whole 3rd round, that would’ve done the technique, I’m sure. But not leaving it the possibility, getting that surface and including another surface in my record is kind of an crucial thing for me.”

“(The brand-new child) – that’s whatever. They’re about 20 minutes away at an AirBnB, so I’m going to go hang out with my kid.”

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