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Aaron Pico provides update after dislocating shoulder at Bellator 286: “I will be champion one day”
Bellator featherweight contender Aaron Pico has provided an update after his brutal injury on Saturday. At Bellator 286 last weekend, the 26-year-old returned to the cage to face Jeremy Kennedy. Prior to the bout, champion Patricio Pitbull stated he would fight Pico if defeated the UFC veteran. Sadly, that title shot won’t be happening anytime […]
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Bellator 252 Results: Aaron Pico KO’s John de Jesus (Highlights)
Aaron Pico returned to the Bellator cage on the prelims of Bellator 252 against John de Jesus. Pico entered the fight on a two-fight winning streak after submitting Solo Hatley Jr. in July and knocking out Daniel Carey in January. Pico has been considered one of the top prospects in MMA, but lost his pro […]
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Bellator 252: ‘Pitbull vs Carvalho’ Live Results & Highlights
Bellator remains in Uncasville, Connecticut for Bellator 252. The fight card features Patricio Pitbull defending his featherweight belt against Pedro Carvalho in the main event. The featherweight grand prix also continues after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patricio Pitbull (30-4) is on a five-fight winning streak where he won and defended the featherweight […]
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Scott Coker discusses leaving Aaron Pico off Bellator featherweight grand prix
Bellator president Scott Coker appears to be taking things slow with Aaron Pico. While Pico has been hailed as one of the greatest prospects in MMA, he was thrown to the wolves rather quickly. At the age of 22, Pico has a record of 4-3 and he’s been stopped in all of his losses. In […]
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After Bellator 222 loss, Aaron Pico says he has ‘a lot of work to do’
After losing his pro debut, Aaron Pico won four straight fights and then took a step up in competition as he took on Henry Corrales. Although he dropped Corrales early, Pico ended up getting knocked out later in the first round. The loss resulted in another camp change as the 22-year-old went to JacksonWink MMA. […]
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Scott Coker on Aaron Pico: ‘Don’t count this kid out’
Aaron Pico has long stood out as one of the hottest prospects on the Bellator MMA roster. Regrettably, the 22-year-old has been brutally knocked out in his two most recent bouts, leaving some real concerns about his future in the sport. Speaking at the Bellator 222 post-fight press conference, shortly after Pico’s knockout loss to […]
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Bellator 222 | Pros react after Adam Borics KO’s Aaron Pico
Aaron Pico was returning to the cage at Bellator 222 to take on an undefeated opponent in Adam Borics. There, the 22-year-old was looking to get back into the win column after being knocked out to Henry Corrales back in January. Aaron Pico was also fighting under Greg Jackson for the first time, and ahead […]
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Bellator 222 Results: Aaron Pico suffers another brutal KO loss
Bellator standout Aaron Pico suffered another brutal knockout loss at tonight’s Bellator 222 event in New York. Pico squared off with Adam Borics on tonight’s preliminary card. After utilizing a more conservative game plan, it appeared that Aaron Pico was well on his way to victory. However, that all changed when Borics landed a sensational flying […]
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Aaron Pico says top featherweights are still turning down fights with him
At Bellator 222 inside Madison Square Garden, highly touted prospect Aaron Pico will return to the cage to take on Adam Borics. He’ll be looking to rebound from a knockout loss to Henry Corrales. Although Pico is coming off of a loss, he is ready to return and believes he’s taken the perfect amount of […]
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Aaron Pico explains move to JacksonWink MMA
Aaron Pico is one of the most highly touted prospects on Bellator’s roster. And, ahead of his upcoming fight at Bellator 222, he changed camps from Team Body Shop to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque. The 22-year-old says there is a simple reason for this change. “Back home all my coaches were great and I still […]
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Jon Jones shares some advice for Aaron Pico
Bellator featherweight contender Aaron Pico is arguably the most hyped prospect in mixed martial arts since reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones was on the come-up. In his last fight, however, Pico found himself face-down on the canvas after getting a little too aggressive against the fearsome Henry Corrales. Speaking to MMA Fighting’s Marc […]
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Coach Freddie Roach Reacts To Aaron Pico’s Bellator 214 Loss
Many critics are quick to write off Bellator featherweight prospect Aaron Pico following his upset loss to Henry Corrales at Bellator 214. But don’t count famed boxing coach Freddie Roach as one of them. Roach worked with Pico leading up to his Bellator 214 co-main event matchup and is the former boxing coach to superstar […]
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Aaron Pico opens up on knockout loss to Henry Corrales: ‘it sucks bad’
Aaron Pico had Henry Corrales hurt bad in the early phases of their anticipated Bellator 214 scrap. In fact, it looked as though the highly-regarded prospect was probably just a second or two away from another first-round knockout victory. Unfortunately for Pico, Corrales clung to his consciousness, and bringing to life every wounded animal metaphor […]
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Pros, including Joe Rogan, react to Henry Corrales knocking out Aaron Pico
Perennial featherweight contenders Henry Corrales and Aaron Pico squared off in the co-headliner of tonight’s Bellator 214 event in Los Angeles. Aaron Pico (4-2 MMA) entered tonight’s contest with Corrales on a four-fight win streak, with all four of those victories coming via first-round stoppages. Meanwhile, Henry Corrales (17-3 MMA) was also sporting a four-fight […]
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Bellator 214 Results: Henry Corrales KO’s Aaron Pico (VIDEO)
A featherweight bout between Aaron Pico and Henry Corrales served as the co-headliner of tonight’s Bellator 214 event in Los Angeles. After losing his professional debut to Zach Freeman via submission, Aaron Pico has since rebounded with four-straight first-round knockouts. In his most recent effort at Bellator 206, Pico needed just over three minutes to […]
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Bellator 214: More reasons to watch
The Heavyweight Grand Prix will conclude at Bellator 214 but there are plenty of other reasons to tune into the first event of the new year for the Viacom owned promotion. The UFC got their year off to a great start with last weekend’s ESPN debut. Now its the second biggest North American MMA promotions […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Aaron Pico confident ahead of Henry Corrales fight
Aaron Pico (4-1 MMA) is a future superstar. The 22-year-old is currently riding a four-fight win streak, with all four of those victories coming by way of first-round knockout. However, for Pico, arguably the best attribute of his game is his wrestling and so far he hasn’t had to use it. Aaron Pico will return […]
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BREAKING | Aaron Pico to return on January 26
One of MMA’s best overall prospects, Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico has set the world on fire. Now he will be making his return to the cage on Jan. 26. Sources confirmed the news with BJPenn.com earlier today. The card is set to take place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Pico’s opponent is expected to […]
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Aaron Pico details tense post-fight exchange with featherweight champ Patricio Freire: ‘His time is coming’
Last night, on the main card of Bellator 206, red-hot featherweight prospect Aaron Pico picked up the biggest win of his impressive career thus far, smashing former Bellator bantamweight title challenger Leandro Higo to a first-round TKO victory. Shortly after this mammoth win, Pico gestured to Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who was in […]
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Bellator 206 Results: Aaron Pico finishes Leandro Higo in Round 1 (VIDEO)
A featherweight bout between Aaron Pico and Leandro Higo took place on the main card of tonight’s Bellator 206 event in San Jose. Aaron Pico (3-1 MMA) enters tonight’s contest on a three-fight win streak, with all three of those victories coming by way of first-round knockout. Round one begins and Pico takes the center […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bellator prospect Aaron Pico heaps praise on training partner TJ Dillashaw
On Saturday, on the main card of Bellator 206, one of the most highly regarded prospects in all of MMA, Aaron Pico, will be taking on Leandro Higo. Pico is looking to continue his run in the featherweight division to an eventual title shot. While many believe Pico is destined to be a future champion, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Aaron Pico plans to take out Leandro Higo, continue march toward Bellator title
Aaron Pico (3-1) has only been competing as a professional mixed martial artist for a little over a year. Yet in this short timeframe, the American wrestler has managed to establish himself as one of the most promising prospects on the Bellator roster — and he’s done so with a trio of thunderous knockout wins, […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 98 // Amanda Bobby Cooper | Aaron Pico | Douglas Lima
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! This episode kicks off with TUF Alumni and current UFC strawweight, Amanda Bobby Cooper. “ABC” returns to the show to preview her upcoming bout with Ashley Yoder at UFC Denver on November 10th. Amanda will break down the matchup, discuss the importance for both athletes to get back in […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Aaron Pico ready to keep on shining at Bellator 206, ‘if you don’t like pressure then this isn’t for you’
Arguably the best MMA prospect in the entire world is California native Aaron Pico. Pico grew up around fighting, he was a wrestler growing up and became one of the best in America. He would go onto win the Cadet World Championship in 2013. He followed that by coming second and third in 2014 and […]
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Bellator 192 results | Aaron Pico delivers one of the nastiest body shot KOs you’ll ever see
While UFC 220 is dominating the attention of most MMA fans tonight, Bellator is also back in action, promoting one of its best shows to date in Bellator 192. In the second bout of the Bellator 192 main card, decorated wrestling transplant Aaron Pico delivered yet another incredible knockout, executing Shane Krutchen with a body shot […]
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Bellator 183 Results: Aaron Pico brutally KO’s Justin Linn (VIDEO)
Highly touted prospect Aaron Pico returned to the cage tonight where he squared off with Justin Linn on the main card of Bellator 183. Round one begins and Pico is able to secure the early takedown just twenty seconds into the fight. Pico with some solid punches from the top. He is staying active here. […]
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Bellator NYC Results: Zach Freeman finishes Aaron Pico in under a minute (VIDEO)
Bellator NYC Results: Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman A lightweight scrap between highly touted prospect Aaron Pico and veteran Zach Freeman took place during tonight’s “Bellator NYC” main card on pay-per-view. Round one begins and Freeman scores with a left hand and then a knee. He hurts Pico with a huge uppercut that drops the […]