King of the Cage, Inc. Magnaflow Exhaust products and Lucas
Oil presents “Future Legends 9” -- Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the Eastside
Cannery Casino located in Las Vegas ,
Nevada
Speaking of Future Legends we introduce to you the next
phenom female fighter. In this exclusive interview with LaTasha Marzolla, she
tells us of her a life that has led her into the King of the Cage arena. This
stage is where all of her talents will diverge, creating such a dynamic and
skilled fighter that there is nothing that can hold this woman back.
LaTasha Marzolla began her life in Las Vegas 1979; born to parents who obviously
pushed her to be the best at whatever she did and to always seek higher ground.
She attended Las Vegas High where she was a member of the Junior Varsity
Wrestling Team. After her house was robbed, she enrolled in a Muay Thai class
which was taught by the well know Master Toddy.
Marzolla took this training to the next level when she began
a career as a kickboxer with the K-1 Promotion under the name of Venus. This
opportunity took her to destinations such as Japan ,
Thailand and Australia
earning her a record of 13-3. She also maintained her modeling career where she
appeared in several Playboy Special Editions and in 2004 was chosen Playmate of
the Year.
In that same year she began a brief career as a professional
wrestler and signed with the WWE training with the Ohio Valley Wrestling team.
Unfortunately she suffered an injury and decided that her heart was moving her
in another direction and into a more serious form of combat. She appeared with
Gina Carano in a 2005 documentary, Ring Girls; which was about her and 4 other
women who also trained under Master Toddy and then competed in Muay Thai
competitions in Las Vegas and Thailand .
She took this combat spirit into the Throwdown
Training Center
in Las Vegas
and began her tutelage under the late and great Shawn Tompkins. She competed in
many amateur events in Las Vegas
with the promotion Tuff-N-Uff and it was MMA that grabbed her and fed her
desire to become a superstar fighter. Through all of these life changes LaTasha
managed to marry her best friend and together created two beautiful children
who obviously after talking with LaTasha, are her greatest inspirations.
Although her and her husband did eventually divorce and go
their separate ways they remained very close and their friendship never
suffered but instead grew stronger as together they raised their children. In
2011, after a brief visit with him where he told her to follow her dreams and
become the great fighter that he knew she would become, he was tragically
killed in a motorcycle accident. Just 2 weeks after this tragedy, her son
competed in
LaTasha says that being a role model to women is something
near and dear to heart; proving that no matter what the obstacles or the
desires....you can follow your heart and your dreams and be everything you want
to be and more.
All this has led LaTasha Marzolla to the King of the Cage
platform where she will be competing just this one time as an amateur against
Muay Thai fighter Samantha Quinn Hester. This match up will pit 2 very strong
stand up fighters against one another and push them to the depths of their
talents.
LaTasha added that she is so grateful to be fighting for
King of the Cage and understands that this is just the beginning of a long and
successful career in MMA. King of the Cage welcomes LaTasha and has offered her
a platform in which to fulfill her dreams and goals. Being in front of 100
million homes in 37 countries is a dream come true she adds and that she feels
she has found a home in which she can prosper.
This interview was one of the special ones that this
reporter has had the opportunity to do and in my opinion this woman is
unstoppable and an example to all women and young girls, that there are no
boundaries.........only the ones you put upon yourself.
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