Aaron Pico explains why he was happy with UFC 327 performance

UFC star Aaron Pico has explained why he was pretty happy with how he performed in his victory at UFC 327.

Upon entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Aaron Pico had a lot of questions to answer regarding what his potential could be in the promotion. After his devastating knockout loss to Lerone Murphy, many wondered how it would impact his confidence heading into his sophomore appearance.

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On Saturday night at UFC 327, Pico was able to answer his critics with a disciplined, impressive win over the great Patricio Pitbull. Now, it’s a case of getting ready to see what’s next, with a lot of people still wondering what exactly he can go on to achieve at the elite level.

After the win, Pico had the following to say about his triumph.

Pico discusses first UFC victory

“The game plan for this fight was to be long and use my footwork,” Pico said at the UFC 327 post-fight press conference. “He’s a big counter guy. And don’t get emotional. You look at all my fights when I get emotional and I take some heavy shots. That’s why I laugh when people say I don’t have a chin. It’s unfortunate and just sometimes sh*t luck that the big shots that I’ve taken have been in really, really bad positions because I get emotional and put myself in bad positions. I think anybody would go out from the shots that I’ve taken. I just have to be smart and use my skills.”

“I still have that dog in me, but I want to keep him locked up unless one day, maybe in the fifth round, I have to go, I have to throw,” Pico said. “But if I’m winning a fight, I took him down, and I’m landing my shots, why do I have to get a knockout? The knockout will come. That’s been the whole approach this fight camp: Just let it come. In sparring, if I got two takedowns, coach Roberto would say, ‘Be smart. Use your jab. Stick and move.’ How I spar is exactly how I fought tonight, and I’m happy, honestly.”

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