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Scott Coker on Aaron Pico: 'Don't count this kid out'

Tom Taylor - June 17, 2019

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 Adam Borics, Bellator President Scott Coker discussed the recent rough stretch of this promising prospect.

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Bellator 222 | Pros react after Adam Borics KO’s Aaron Pico

Cole Shelton - June 14, 2019

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 of the fight, he said he is a brand new fighter and couldn’t wait to showcase his talents. He said he planned on using his wrestling which he did and knew how important a win was.

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Bellator 222 Results: Aaron Pico suffers another brutal KO loss

Chris Taylor - June 14, 2019

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.

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Aaron Pico says top featherweights are still turning down fights with him

Cole Shelton - June 11, 2019

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 time off. With the loss, the highly regarded prospect also decided to take a step back and go back to the drawing board. He even undertook a camp change to JacksonWink MMA.

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Jon Jones shares some advice for Aaron Pico

Tom Taylor - February 1, 2019

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 Raimondi after the UFC 235 press conference on Thursday, Jon Jones shared a piece of advance for Aaron Pico.

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Coach Freddie Roach Reacts To Aaron Pico's Bellator 214 Loss

James Lynch - January 29, 2019

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 Manny Pacquiao. Speaking with Fightful MMA, Roach says it was just simple mistakes that lead to Pico’s knockout loss.

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Aaron Pico opens up on knockout loss to Henry Corrales: 'it sucks bad'

Tom Taylor - January 27, 2019

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 we’ve ever heard in the fight game, fired back with a blistering punch of his own. Suddenly it was Pico on spaghetti legs, and moments later, he was unconscious.

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Pros, including Joe Rogan, react to Henry Corrales knocking out Aaron Pico

Chris Taylor - January 26, 2019

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.

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Bellator 214: More reasons to watch

Mike Straus - January 24, 2019

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 turn to get the ball rolling in 2019.

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EXCLUSIVE | Aaron Pico confident ahead of Henry Corrales fight

Cole Shelton - November 28, 2018

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.

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BREAKING | Aaron Pico to return on January 26

Cole Shelton - November 7, 2018

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 be Henry Corrales.

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Aaron Pico details tense post-fight exchange with featherweight champ Patricio Freire: 'His time is coming'

Tom Taylor - September 30, 2018

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 Higo’s corner, and told the the champion that his time was coming too.

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EXCLUSIVE | Bellator prospect Aaron Pico heaps praise on training partner TJ Dillashaw

Cole Shelton - September 27, 2018

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, he already knows what it takes to be a champion as he’s been training with UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw at the Treigning Lab in California.

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EXCLUSIVE | Aaron Pico plans to take out Leandro Higo, continue march toward Bellator title

Tom Taylor - September 27, 2018

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, showing he’s far more than just a wrestler. This Saturday, on the main card of the stacked Bellator 206 card, Aaron Pico will take on the biggest test of his career thus far, as he battles an exponentially more experienced foe in former Bellator bantamweight title challenger Leandro Higo (18-4).

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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 98 // Amanda Bobby Cooper | Aaron Pico | Douglas Lima

Jason Kindschy - September 25, 2018

BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation!

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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'

Cole Shelton - September 24, 2018

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 2015 at the Junior World Championship for wrestling.

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Bellator 183 Results: Aaron Pico brutally KO's Justin Linn (VIDEO)

Chris Taylor - September 23, 2017

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. Linn scrambles up to his feet. Justin begins sneaking in some bombs of his own now. The fighters exchange shots and then Aaron shoots in and secures another takedown. Pico with some shots from the top. He postures up and motions Linn to stand back up. Justin does and we are back to standing. Pico lands an absolute bomb of a left hand and this one is all over as Linn crashed to the floor. WOW!

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Bellator NYC Results: Zach Freeman finishes Aaron Pico in under a minute (VIDEO)

Chris Taylor - June 24, 2017

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.