LaTasha Marzolla
Encyclopedia
LaTasha Marzolla is an American
Mixed martial arts
fighter and kickboxer
currently competing for Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championships. She is noted for being a former Playboy
glamour model.
with Master Toddy.
promotion K-1
under the nickname of Venus. She has a kickboxing record of 9-3. In 2004, she also had a brief career in professional wrestling
after signing with WWE
to train in Ohio Valley Wrestling
. She was released along with a fellow model Bobbi Billard
due to injuries.
Along with Gina Carano
, she appears in the 2005 quasi-documentary Ring Girls which is about five women who, under Muay Thai
trainer Master Toddy
, fight in Las Vegas and Thailand.
. On May 30, 2009 she made her MMA
debut, defeating Christy Tada by corner stoppage at the end of round 1 in a Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas. Marzolla faced Kate McGray at Tuff-N-Uff on November 27, 2009.
Marzolla faced Nikki Rae Lowe at Tuff-N-Uff Futer Stars of MMA on October 22, 2010. She lost the fight via TKO after dislocating her elbow in the first round.
United States
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Mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter and kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
currently competing for Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championships. She is noted for being a former Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
glamour model.
Early life
Marzolla attended Las Vegas High where she participated with their junior varsity wrestling team. She decided to learn self-defense after her house was robbed and enrolled in Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
with Master Toddy.
Modeling
She has appeared in several Playboy Special Editions series and was chosen as the 2004 Model of the Year.Kickboxing & Wrestling careers
Marzolla pursued a career with the professional full-contact kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
promotion K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
under the nickname of Venus. She has a kickboxing record of 9-3. In 2004, she also had a brief career in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
after signing with WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
to train in Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
. She was released along with a fellow model Bobbi Billard
Bobbi Billard
Barbara "Bobbi" Billard is a bikini and glamour model, actress, and former professional wrestler.-Acting career:Bobbi Billard's first commercial, "Green Bay Watch," was for Diet Dr Pepper and aired during Super Bowl XXXV....
due to injuries.
Along with Gina Carano
Gina Carano
Gina Joy Carano is an American model, actress, and mixed martial arts fighter. Carano appeared as the Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators...
, she appears in the 2005 quasi-documentary Ring Girls which is about five women who, under Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
trainer Master Toddy
Master Toddy
Master Toddy. Thohsaphol Sitiwatjana was born May 4, 1953 and attended Laselle school and graduated from Patumwan Technology . Having a Police Chief as a father and born into a middleclass background fighting Muay Thai was not generally accepted as a middle class sport and only for the poor, yet...
, fight in Las Vegas and Thailand.
Mixed martial arts career
LaTasha currently trains at Throwdown Training Center in Las Vegas and was formerly under trainer Shawn TompkinsShawn Tompkins
Shawn Tompkins was a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist, and later trainer. At the time of his death, he was an instructor at the Tapout Training Center.-Biography and career:...
. On May 30, 2009 she made her MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
debut, defeating Christy Tada by corner stoppage at the end of round 1 in a Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas. Marzolla faced Kate McGray at Tuff-N-Uff on November 27, 2009.
Marzolla faced Nikki Rae Lowe at Tuff-N-Uff Futer Stars of MMA on October 22, 2010. She lost the fight via TKO after dislocating her elbow in the first round.
Personal life
Marzolla has a younger brother named Michael. She has two children, a son named Aalijah David and a daughter named Aspen Kearney.Amateur mixed martial arts record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 2-1 |  Nikki Rae Lowe |
TKO (dislocated elbow) | Tuff-N-Uff Future Stars of MMA | 1 | 0:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Win | 2-0 | Kate McGray |
Unanimous decision | Tuff-N-Uff | 3 | 2:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Win | 1-0 | Christy Tada |
TKO | Tuff-N-Uff | 1 | 2:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
MMA debut |