#2 Aaron Pico Facing His Biggest Test
22-year old prospect Aaron Pico has frequently been pushed as a ‘blue-in good spirits’ by Bellator, and a few spectators have even proposed he could be the best prospect in the historical backdrop of MMA. Pico is a previous novice wrestling champion who made it to the US’s Olympic preliminaries as a young person, and he is additionally been preparing in boxing and pankration since his youngsters also.
He was irritated with apprentice Zach Freeman in his MMA make a big appearance at Bellator 180 out of 2017, however from that point forward he’s been immaculate, tearing through 4 straight adversaries, all by KO or TKO in the first round. Fundamentally, Pico now looks each inch the intensely hot prospect and it’s difficult to see him not in the long run winning Bellator’s Featherweight title.
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At Bellator 214 however he faces by a long shot his hardest test to date as Henry Corrales. A professional contender going back to 2011, Corrales has an amazing record of 16-3 – which means he has very nearly multiple times the experience that Pico does. What’s more, his misfortunes are nothing to sniffle at – they have come to current Bellator Featherweight champ Patricio Freire, previous champ Daniel Straus, and best contender Emmanuel Sanchez.
Corrales likewise has prevails upon exceptionally intense contenders like Noad Lahat and Georgi Karakhanyan. Not exclusively is ‘alright’ the best rival Pico has ever battled, but on the other hand he’s beaten contenders who are superior to anything anybody Pico’s at any point battled. That makes him a tremendous test for the youth.
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On the off chance that Pico can destroy Corrales as he did to Leandro Higo in September, at that point it’d be difficult to deny him his spot as a genuine title contender at 145lbs, in spite of his absence of experience. It could be better for him if he has pushed to some degree by Corrales, yet whether that’ll happen is impossible to say. At any rate, an opportunity to watch a prospect on a par with Pico cannot be missed.
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