8-0 Dana White Contender Series veteran viciously knocked out by journeyman with 39 losses
03/31/2025 07:26 AM
Mario Piazzon’s UFC dreams are in tatters after his shock knockout loss at Thunder Fight 47.
The 8-0 prospect hoped to earn his way into the UFC heavyweight division Joe Rogan feels is shallow.
However, he ended up suffering an embarrassing knockout loss to a 15-39 journeyman on Sunday evening.
It was a massive fall from grace for the Dana White Contender Series veteran, who was two rounds up before eating an illegal knee from Alexandr Soldatkin during a September 2023 UFC talent scouting show.
8-0 prospect KO’d by journeyman with 39 losses
The first two rounds of his DQ win wasn’t enough to get Piazzon a contract with MMA’s premier league.
Over the first 10 minutes, the heavyweights duo spent a lot of time grappling in the clinch against the fence during a dull fight that White was probably glad was over when an illegal shot landed just 20 seconds into the third frame.
Since then, Piazzon has picked up back-to-back stoppage wins to improve his perfect MMA record.
However, it was shattered by Alex ‘Marmaduke Junius during the Thunder Fight 47 main event.
A lead left hook dropped Piazzon before a follow-up ground strike put him out cold.
The third-round KO defeat against a fighter with 39 losses has surely set back the Brazilian’s UFC charge.
Fans react to Mario Piazzon losing his 0
Footage of Piazzon’s shock KO loss has quickly racked up thousands of views on social media.
Fans are a mixture of stunned and excited about Junius pulling off one of the craziest upsets of 2025.
"The beauty of regional MMA," one fan said. While another added: "Isn't this the reason we love MMA."
"I knew Piazzon was a big fraud and this definitely proved it," someone else commented.
"That’s MMA for you," a fourth fan added.
"Ain't no way," a shocked viewer wrote.
"Watching this fight Alex Junius looks like the undefeated fighter with how he’s moving, how the f— has he gone 15-39???," a sixth X user asked.
