Morning Report | Aaron Pico targeting UFC title by 2026: ‘I don’t want a participation trophy for the UFC’

Aaron Pico eyeing UFC title by end of 2026

Aaron Pico says he hasn’t joined the UFC to make up the numbers. The former Bellator fighter, once considered to be among the brightest prospects in all of mixed martial arts, is now an official member of the UFC’s featherweight division after recently signing a multi-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based fight league — and the 28-year-old says that a UFC title will be his prime motivation once he sets foot in the Octagon for the first time. “I’m …

Morning Report | Aaron Pico targeting UFC title by 2026: ‘I don’t want a participation trophy for the UFC’

Aaron Pico has big aspirations now that he’s officially in the UFC.

Aaron Pico is finally in the UFC and has his sights set on the top. Earlier this month, Pico ended his free agency and signed a multi-fight contract with the UFC after competing exclusively for Bellator for the first 17 fights of his career. In a recent interview on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo, Pico revealed that he almost reached the octagon much earlier. “A lot of people don't know this... the UFC also received…