Aaron Pico is ready to attempt to snap his current two-fight losing skid. A source close to the situation confirms to LowKickMMA that Pico and Daniel Carey have verbally agreed to fight at Bellator 238. No fight contracts have been signed as of this writing. Bellator 238 goes down from Inglewood, California on January 25. […]
Aaron Pico is ready to attempt to snap his current two-fight losing skid. A source close to the situation confirms to LowKickMMA that Pico and Daniel Carey have verbally agreed to fight at Bellator 238.
No fight contracts have been signed as of this writing. Bellator 238 goes down from Inglewood, California on January 25. The news was first reported by ESPN. The 23-year-old Pico comes off a second-round TKO loss to Adam Borics. It was his second consecutive defeat after being knocked out by Henry Corrales in January.
Now, he takes on Carey, who is 3-2 under the Bellator banner. In his last outing, Carey pulled off an upset submission win over the heavy-handed Gaston Bolanos at Bellator 226. Carey looks to pull off what would be yet another massive upset finish when he takes on Pico in January.
We’ll keep you updated as more bouts continue to be announced for Bellator 238.
What do you think about the matchup between Pico and Carey?
Touching four corners. When Aaron Pico says that, it’s not a reference to the geographic dot where four different states come together, not far from his new training headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico…
Touching four corners. When Aaron Pico says that, it’s not a reference to the geographic dot where four different states come together, not far from his new training headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico…
Famed mixed martial arts (MMA) manager Ali Abdelaziz has inked another notable fighter to his Dominance MMA team. According to Damon Martin of MMA Fighting, Bellator featherweight star Aaron Pico has signed on with Abdelaziz and Dominance. Abdelaziz offered a brief statement on signing Pico. “Aaron has so much raw talent, one of the most […]
Famed mixed martial arts (MMA) manager Ali Abdelaziz has inked another notable fighter to his Dominance MMA team.
According to Damon Martin of MMA Fighting, Bellator featherweight star Aaron Pico has signed on with Abdelaziz and Dominance. Abdelaziz offered a brief statement on signing Pico.
“Aaron has so much raw talent, one of the most talented fighters I’ve ever seen. He will become Bellator champion but it will be the right way.”
Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico has signed with @AliAbdelaziz00 and Dominance MMA as his new management team.
“Aaron has so much raw talent, one of the most talented fighters I’ve ever seen. He will become Bellator champion but it will be the right way.”
Pico has seen quite a bit of struggle in his young MMA career. He came into Bellator as a highly-touted prospect, expected to make waves in the featherweight division. Instead, his professional debut was over in just 24 seconds with a submission loss. After that, Pico saw success with a four-fight win streak, winning all via stoppage in the first round.
That win streak came to an end against Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 in January. Pico was knocked out in the first round of their matchup in Inglewood. He returned earlier this summer in June against Ádám Borics at Bellator 222, only to be knocked out again in the second round with a flying knee.
It will be interesting to see how the 22-year-old responds coming off back-to-back knockout losses.
What do you make of Pico deciding to sign with Abdelaziz and Dominance MMA?
Ali Abdelaziz has added another high-profile fighter to his stable at Dominance MMA. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin tweeted tonight (Fri., August 2, 2019) that Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico has enlisted Abdelaziz’s famed company as his new…
Ali Abdelaziz has added another high-profile fighter to his stable at Dominance MMA. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin tweeted tonight (Fri., August 2, 2019) that Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico has enlisted Abdelaziz’s famed company as his new management team. Abdelaziz offered a brief quote about Pico’s future with Dominance: “Aaron has so much raw talent, one […]
Recently, Bellator MMA announced the matchups and participants for their 16-man Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. If you haven’t seen those yet, check them out below: Bellator 226 — September 7 Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton Bellator 228 — September 28 Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta A.J. […]
Recently, Bellator MMA announced the matchups and participants for their 16-man Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. If you haven’t seen those yet, check them out below:
Bellator 226 — September 7
Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho
Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos
Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics
Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton
Bellator 228 — September 28
Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta
A.J. McKee vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
Daniel Weichel vs. Saul Rogers
Many noticed that one of the promotion’s most notable names, Aaron Pico, was left off the tournament. Pico was hyped as a mixed martial arts (MMA) prodigy heading into his professional debut, only to be defeated under the Bellator banner via submission in 24 seconds.
Pico was able to regroup and embark on an impressive four-fight win streak, before getting knocked out by Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 in January. In his previous fight at Bellator 222, Pico was again defeated. This time in dynamic fashion at the hands of Ádám Borics via a flying knee.
After back-to-back vicious knockout losses, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker explained at a recent media day why he left Pico off the Featherweight Grand Prix (via MMA Junkie):
“With Aaron, we’re going to meet with his manager either this weekend or next week,” Coker said. “I always felt like after his last fight in New York, let’s take a beat back. He’s a great kid. We have a lot of respect for him. We think he’s going to still come back and be great, but I think it’s time to take a beat.
“Let him train and let him get through this process. He would be fighting as early as Sept. 7 in eight weeks coming off that fight in New York. I think he’ll be back, it’s just a matter of time.”
What do you think about Coker’s decision to leave Pico off the tournament? Do you think he made the right call?
Earlier this week, Bellator announced a featherweight grand prix that will tip off at Bellator 226 this September, with 16 of the promotion’s best featherweights featured in the tournament. One of the biggest names in the promotion, Aaron Pico was cons…
Earlier this week, Bellator announced a featherweight grand prix that will tip off at Bellator 226 this September, with 16 of the promotion’s best featherweights featured in the tournament. One of the biggest names in the promotion, Aaron Pico was conspicuously or inconspicuously, depending your perspective, absent from the tournament. For those who did not […]