US EditionFormer Bellator MMA standout Aaron Pico signs with UFC, calls out Brian Ortega and Aljamain Sterling
- Aaron Pico, a former Bellator standout, signed with the UFC on Tuesday to continue his MMA career.
- Pico, now a free agent after PFL absorbed Bellator, sought an opportunity to compete in the UFC octagon.
- The 28-year-old Pico brings a 13-4 MMA record and extensive wrestling and boxing background to the UFC featherweight division.
- Ali Abdelaziz, Pico's manager, confirmed the deal reported by ESPN; Pico said, "Exciting day for me, to be honest with you."
- With his UFC debut date yet unannounced, Pico aims to make an impact in the 145-pound division after a 14-month layoff.
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Aaron Pico ‘starving to show’ what he can do in the UFC
Before he was even a teenager, Aaron Pico would sit with his father in the backyard of their Whittier home and regale him with his dreams. “I’d just tell him that I want to be in the UFC one day and a UFC champion. I want to be boxing. Like, I can do it, you know?” Pico remembered in a phone interview Tuesday night. “And my dad would be like, ‘Of course, son, you can do it. You just keep working hard.” But first came combat sports reality, with …
UFC signs Aaron Pico, former Bellator standout
Aaron Pico has signed with the UFC. The former Bellator standout Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has spent recent months campaigning for a full release from the PFL so he could make his way to the octagon. He’s now struck a deal, his manager Ali Abdelaziz, of Dominance MMA, confirmed Tuesday with MMA Junkie after an initial report by ESPN. Pico, 28, has long been an combat sports prodigy. Before he even stepped into an MMA cage, Pico had a decorated re…
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Before he was even a teenager, Aaron Pico would sit with his father in the backyard of their Whittier home and regale him with his dreams. “I’d just tell him that I want to be in the UFC one day and a UFC champion. I want to be boxing. Like, I can do it, you know?” Pico remembered in a phone interview Tuesday night. “And my dad would be like, ‘Of course, son, you can do it. You just keep working hard.” But first came combat sports reality, with …
Aaron Pico formally signs with UFC
Aaron Pico, a fighter who for years was considered a so-called ‘blue chip’ prospect in MMA, is officially a member of the organisation’s featherweight division. UFC boss Dana White revealed in recent weeks that his matchmakers were seeking a deal with the 28-year-old former Bellator fighter and following his release from the PFL — which had gained his promotional rights following its purchase of Bellator — Pico has signed on the dotted line for …
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