The principle card UFC Shanghai fighter has Aaron Pico steering.
Pico took half in his UFC debut with Buzz, however he was shortly thrown by the wolves. The previous Bellator and PFL standout shared Lerone Murphy and Octagon on the UFC 319 co-headliner. Pico ran to the spinning again elbow, which shut his lights. One of many criticisms of Pico all through his profession has surpassed aggression, which has as soon as once more price him.
Mike Heck of Mmafighting.com obtained the possibility to talk with Aljamain Sterling forward of the UFC Shanghai Showdown with Brian Ortega on Saturday. Sterling was requested about Pico’s loss to Murphy, and “Funk Grasp” shared some recommendation.
“I feel that is all, simply perspective,” Sterling stated. “He was knocked out like that earlier than he hit the shot, and he backed up himself. I feel he has to place that into perspective. It was only a combat IQ error.
“I imply, we solely had three minutes of the primary spherical, however nonetheless confirmed how good he was, so I feel we have now to have a look at half the glass full.
Pico will flip 29 in September. It could be on his facet, however some are skeptical that he can stay as much as the expectations positioned on him by his MMA run. There will likely be time to see if Pico will take this chance to face up or hit the robust competitors on the UFC featherweight roster.
