Lewis Picó was eliminated at the Vistalegre Palace, but his real victory came later. Ten days after WAR 8, the mixed martial arts (MMA) event led by Diego Moreno and brothers Jorge and Agustín Climent, El Elegido speaks with the … the serenity of someone who has already gone through the noise, the pressure and the cage and who has come out stronger. Not only because of the knockout, one of the most spectacular of the year which earned him the bonus of the evening, but because of the feeling of having taken another step on his path towards something much greater. The Vistalegre Palace was once again an imposing setting. Thousands of people, spotlights, noise, pressure. For many it was a hostile environment, but for Lewis it was already a familiar feeling and environment. “I felt super comfortable, like at home, and nothing, I was able to give a very good version of myself”he explains. WAR once again organized a high profile event and, once again, Picó’s name was one of the most prominent.
Their fight was not easy from the start. The first round had some tough times, with his rival taking control. “He had a good body lock and held him hard against the cage,” he admits. “He managed to take a little more control, but nothing beyond that because he didn’t hurt me, he didn’t position me, he didn’t do anything to me,” he analyzes. However, when he reversed his position, he saw it clearly. “Once he left and broke this hold, I saw that he was tired, that it was going to be a long night.” There, everything changed. A little over a minute into the second round, the hand came up. Only one that arrived clean. thunderbolt.
This is not a coincidence. Lewis’ punches have been a topic of conversation for some time, especially in a category where one-handed knockouts are not abundant. He explains it without mystery, but with a lot of work behind it. “I always hit hard,” he admits, remembering his first boxing matches when he was only 16 years old. But today, this power is listening. The work with Jorge Climent first, then with Edgar Martin Soriano was decisive. “It made me a much better version of who I already was.”said. Beyond his fight, Lewis experienced the event supported by his people. Manguelo, Leo Climent, Miguel Ángel García and those who supported from the corner, like Pepe Torres or Daniel Richardson. The locker room was a refuge. And if there’s anything that weighs on him more than fighting, it’s watching his brothers in the octagon fight. “I suffer much more watching my teammates than fighting myself”he admits. Especially with Léo, whom he does not hesitate to call his “little brother”.
WAR 8 also endorsed an image which, thanks to the good development of the ecosystem, is increasingly common in national MMA: fighters who can make a living from combat. “The fight plus the bonus is 5,500 euros,” he explains. With this, your next trip to Thailand, intended to become a training camp, is fully covered. The contrast with his beginnings deserves to be underlined. At first he worked in an ice cream parlor, training when he could, adapting to shifts and sessions. “It was very hard,” he admits. Share rooms, grit your teeth. Today, he lives alone and can devote himself 100% to his career.
Now is the time to lower your heart rate. Four fights in one year, all on big stages, take their toll. The Chosen One is targeting March or April to compete again. “I want to keep making fights, winning fights until we reach the goal that is the UFC,” he comments. He’s in no hurry. “It’s a race, a marathon with myself to the finish line. I don’t compare myself to anyone and I have nothing to prove to anyone, on the contrary, everything is for me and my biggest rival is me. So nothing, whatever life has in store for me,” he says. 2026 will be a key year for the fighter Climent, because if he maintains this activity and successfully leads three more fights, he will already have a record of 6-0, a figure with which great opportunities could begin to present themselves.
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