As an MMA fighter, there is always light at the end of the tunnel regardless of what the result says on the scorecards or the trials fighters put themselves through on a regular basis. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a solider of spooky fright ready to put the scare back in the opposition’s spine. A professional mixed martial artist since February 2020 and representing GB Top Team, Stefano Catacoli holds a 9-4 record in 13 contests consisting of five decisions, three submissions and one knockout. He has fought for numerous promotions throughout his journey as a professional MMA fighter including PFL Europe and Oktagon MMA. Catacoli has finished four out of his nine wins and has spent the majority of his career in the United Kingdom. He is 1-0 under the FCR MMA banner.
In his professional MMA debut at WFL MMA 4, he submitted Tycho Brakel in the second round via rear-naked choke. Catacoli defeated Richard Mearns via unanimous decision at Contenders 30. Then at WFL MMA 5, he defeated Fawad Fagiri via unanimous decision. Catacoli tapped out Mikey Brown in round one. He defeated Ryan Dennis at Road to Contenders 5 via unanimous decision. At FightStar Championship 23, Catacoli defeated Nathan Rose via unanimous decision. He defeated Jan Siroky via unanimous decision at Oktagon 50 to notch his fifth decision win as a professional. Catacoli defeated Anthony Harrison via technical knockout in round one at Unity Fighting Championship to notch his first and only knockout win as a professional.
In the main event of FCR MMA 25, he submitted Alexander Loof via rear-naked choke in the first round. The victory secured Catacoli the third submission win of his professional career. He also picked up his ninth overall win as a professional mixed martial artist in the process. Foes who prone to mistaken moves are sent to an earlier than expected place of rest in the combat cage graveyard!