UFC 327’s Aaron Pico ‘embarrassed’ by knockout loss in Octagon debut (but still happy it happened)
They always say losses teach the biggest lessons. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Aaron Pico returns for his second Octagon appearance this weekend (Sat. , April 11, 2026) at UFC 327, where he takes on fellow Bellator standout and former champion Patricio Pitbull inside Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.
Pico is coming off a brutal spinning […]
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 16: Lerone Murphy of England knocks out Aaron Pico in a featherweight fight during the UFC 319 event at the United Center on August 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) They always say losses teach the biggest lessons . Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Aaron Pico returns for his second Octagon appearance this weekend (Sat.
, April 11, 2026) at UFC 327 , where he takes on fellow Bellator standout and former champion Patricio Pitbull inside Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Pico is coming off a brutal spinning elbow knockout loss to Lerone Murphy in his highly anticipated UFC debut ( watch highlights ) — a setback that halted his momentum in a big way. He has been silent since his knockout loss, only posting something on Instagram after UFC 319 , but during UFC 327 media day, he opened up about how it affected him.
And it hit him hard. “Yeah, I’m not going to lie, after the last loss, I took it a little bit hard,” Pico told reporters. “I was really embarrassed and had some down days, but it’s just part of the game, especially when you put a lot of work into it… You put your life and soul into something, and to come up short on such a big stage, I took it really, really hard.