UFC 327 goes down this weekend, and Patricio Pitbull takes on Aaron Pico, with a previous adversary of Pitbull’s weighing in on the bout. The combatant in query is Sergio Pettis, who additionally does battle this Saturday. The previous Bellator MMA champion takes on PFL debutant Mitch McKee within the headliner of PFL Chicago on April eleventh.
Throughout Pettis’ Bellator MMA championship reign at 135 kilos, he bought a win over Patricio Pitbull within the latter’s try to develop into a three-division champ throughout the promotion. When requested for his ideas on Pitbull’s combat on Saturday with Aaron Pico at UFC 327, one other distinguished Bellator MMA alum as nicely, Pettis mentioned [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, it’s going to be an fascinating combat. [Aaron] Pico’s a beast. I do know Pico is coming off of a devastating loss, so I don’t know the way that’s going to play along with his head a little bit bit. Patricio [Pitbull’s] bought some momentum constructed up behind him now with a pair good performances within the UFC. So, yeah, we’ll see how issues play out. I’m excited simply to observe these guys go at it. They’ve by no means gone at it earlier than. So, each explosive, each killers. So, ought to be hell of a combat.”
Aaron Pico was “actually embarrassed” after Lerone Murphy KO defeat in UFC debut
Aaron Pico enters the octagon for his sophomore outing with the Final Preventing Championship on April eleventh and appears keen to place his debut efficiency within the promotion behind him. The spinning again elbow knockout loss to Lerone Murphy at UFC 319 final August went viral, and when reflecting upon that setback whereas talking on the UFC 327 media day, Pico acknowledged [via MMA Fighting],
“I’m not going to lie, after the final loss, I took it a little bit bit onerous. I used to be actually embarrassed and had some down days. It’s simply a part of the sport, particularly whenever you put lots of work into it. That’s what followers typically don’t perceive. I’m very grateful for the followers, don’t get me flawed, however you then additionally get the followers that criticize and say sure issues, however they don’t see the behind the scenes, how a lot work, the starvation pangs earlier than mattress since you’re chopping weight.”
“The toll it takes on households and issues like that and you place your life and soul into it and to return up quick, particularly on a giant stage like that, I took it actually, actually onerous. It was OK, although, after a number of weeks with my son and touring and spending lots of time in Morocco, one factor I all the time know is that the solar rises the following morning. My son loves me and my household’s bought me and yeah, simply bought to get again on the horse. It was very troublesome, however I’m again now, so all good.”
