Pico needs 1:14 to stop Keita at UFC 333
Aaron Pico needed 1min14s to knock out Losene Keita at UFC 333 and called for a title shot or a rematch with Lerone Murphy. It was his second win since a disastrous UFC debut, when Murphy knocked him out.
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Aaron Pico precisou de 1min14s no UFC 333 para mostrar por que já foi um dos maiores talentos da história recente do MMA, parando Losene Keita com golpes.
Um breve momento de luta agarrada forçou o belga a se defender na área em que é mais fraco, e isso bastou para abrir o striking. Um direto preciso o deixou com as pernas bambas, e Pico o seguiu no chão, batendo até o árbitro intervir.
Foi a segunda vitória de Pico depois de uma estreia desastrosa no UFC, em que foi nocauteado pelo cotovelo rodado de Lerone Murphy.
Questionado sobre o que queria em seguida, Pico pediu uma chance pelo cinturão e, na falta dela, uma revanche com Murphy. "Se você me pergunta o que eu quero, quero lutar pelo cinturão. Mas, se isso não for possível, quero uma revanche com Lerone Murphy." "Todos esses caras que ficam sentados no ranking, sem querer aceitar lutas, saindo de lutas, precisam ser encostados por um ano", disse, chamando-os de ocupantes de ranking.
Agora com 30 anos, Pico tenta se acertar no nível mais alto. Sua estreia no MMA também terminou mal, finalizado no Bellator por Zach Freeman, e ele nunca conquistou um cinturão ali.
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