Aaron Pico smashed his most notable opponent to date at Bellator 206, leaving fans and pros alike impressed.
Aaron Pico has certainly earned his hot prospect and prodigy labels in MMA. Now 4-1 as a pro, Pico earned his latest win on Saturday night at Bellator 206 in San Jose. There, he absolutely demolished former bantamweight title challenger Leandro Higo within a round. While Higo had some success with leg kicks and the odd punch early, it was Pico knocking him down with a thunderous left. Following up with hammer fists. In fact, the only reason the fight went as long as it did was a brutal non-stoppage by the ref, who seemed to enjoy the sight of Leandro Higo being battered senseless.
Higo managed to make it back to his feet, only to be dropped by Pico again. A few follow-up strikes, and the ref finally, mercifully, called it off. An impressive showing by Pico, again. A violent victory by Pico, again, who is quickly becoming one of the most action-packed fighters in the 145lb division, in any promotion.
The hype train is going full speed ahead. You can check out what Pico’s fellow pros thought of the action below, as the pros react to Aaron Pico’s Bellator 206 victory over Leandro Higo!
Aaron Pico went to work on Leandro Higo on to his fourth consecutive knockout in Round 1 Pico is the real deal the next BIG thing in MMA he has massive potential 💯 #Bellator206 pic.twitter.com/qRa1VvbGwP
— Nino (@Nino_416) September 30, 2018
Pico fight. Should be a doozy
— Jon Fitch 🐻🦍🐲 (@jonfitchdotnet) September 30, 2018
Dang. Pico pretty good. Higo is no joke. Good chance these guys meet again some time in the future.
— Jon Fitch 🐻🦍🐲 (@jonfitchdotnet) September 30, 2018
Fight should have been stopped 30 seconds earlier. Man that was rough… #Bellator206
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) September 30, 2018
Damnnnnnnn, stopped Merked @AaronPicoUSA Great ✊🏼@BellatorMMA @DAZN_USA
— Brandon Girtz (@brandongirtzmma) September 30, 2018
.@AaronPicoUSA is a bad, bad (young) man.
— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) September 30, 2018
Pico just put all his limbs on Higo #bellator206
— Darrion Caldwell (@TheWolfMMA) September 30, 2018
How awesome does @DreamkillerMT vs. @AaronPicoUSA sound??!!! @BellatorMMA #bellator206
— Steven “Thunderbeast” Kozola (@stevekozolamma) September 30, 2018
.@dc_mma just turned to us and said, “He’s good.”
Yes. Yes, Pico is. #Bellator206
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) September 30, 2018
Reminder: This Guy Just Turned 22. 👀#Bellator206 pic.twitter.com/RUvkEKdWjh
— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) September 30, 2018
Aaron Pico es otro nivel!!!!!! Que crack pibe https://t.co/cpzEdLL9lZ
— Ariel (@LopezArielMMA) September 30, 2018
Holy smokes Aaron Pico is for real! #Bellator206
— Bobby Nash (@B_Nashty) September 30, 2018
What makes Aaron Pico so scary is he is actually a better wrestler then boxer. Hard to believe but it's true.
— Bobby Nash (@B_Nashty) September 30, 2018
