Aaron Pico's Accomplishments in Boxing, and Wrestling...

[Frankie Baby!]

• Freestyle wrestling
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg 2nd place
  • 2016 Alexander Medved International Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Bronze Medal
  • 2015 Cerro Pelado Int'l Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Havana, Cuba
  • 2014 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Nice, France
  • 2014 Soslan Andiyev Senior Men Freestyle 70 kg Bronze Medal – North Ossetia – Alania, Russia
  • 2014 Grand Prix of Spain Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Silver Medal – Madrid, Spain

• Boxing
  • 2008 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2008 California State PAL Champ – Oxnard, CA
  • 2008 National PAL Champ – Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award– Oxnard, CA
  • 2009 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2009 National Junior Golden Gloves Championship Champ – Mesquite, NV Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award

• Pankration
  • 2008 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2008 – National Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2009 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2010 – Golden Cup European Pankration Champ – Kharkov, Ukraine

Holy Santa Claus shit. Don't be surprised if this kid is champ in Bellator, and the UFC soon.

 

[tehMoose]

 

[AGEZ909]

His rebound from his loss has been pretty solid as well. Any other kid his age would have cracked mentally after an embarrassing defeat like that, considering the hype and platform.


Gotta respect his grit.

 

[JustOnce]

• Freestyle wrestling
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg 2nd place
  • 2016 Alexander Medved International Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Bronze Medal
  • 2015 Cerro Pelado Int'l Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Havana, Cuba
  • 2014 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Nice, France
  • 2014 Soslan Andiyev Senior Men Freestyle 70 kg Bronze Medal – North Ossetia – Alania, Russia
  • 2014 Grand Prix of Spain Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Silver Medal – Madrid, Spain

• Boxing
  • 2008 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2008 California State PAL Champ – Oxnard, CA
  • 2008 National PAL Champ – Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award– Oxnard, CA
  • 2009 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2009 National Junior Golden Gloves Championship Champ – Mesquite, NV Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award

• Pankration
  • 2008 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2008 – National Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2009 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2010 – Golden Cup European Pankration Champ – Kharkov, Ukraine

Holy Santa Claus shit. Don't be surprised if this kid is champ in Bellator, and the UFC soon.

Pico is really as good as it gets when it comes to wrestlers coming into MMA.

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Okay? Cyborg lost her first fight, now she's the GOAT female fighter.

 

[lsa]

Okay? Cyborg lost her first fight, now she's the GOAT female fighter.

LOL!
Really? You compare Aaron to Cyborg?!?!

 

[Reality]

LOL!
Really? You compare Aaron to Cyborg?!?!

CM Punk lost his first fight too, granted not as fast as Pico did, but he will recover.

 

[Norman Khabib]

• Freestyle wrestling
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg 2nd place
  • 2016 Alexander Medved International Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Bronze Medal
  • 2015 Cerro Pelado Int'l Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Havana, Cuba
  • 2014 Henri Deglane Challenge Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Champion – Nice, France
  • 2014 Soslan Andiyev Senior Men Freestyle 70 kg Bronze Medal – North Ossetia – Alania, Russia
  • 2014 Grand Prix of Spain Senior Men Freestyle 65 kg Silver Medal – Madrid, Spain

• Boxing
  • 2008 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2008 California State PAL Champ – Oxnard, CA
  • 2008 National PAL Champ – Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award– Oxnard, CA
  • 2009 Desert Showdown Champ – Indio, CA
  • 2009 National Junior Golden Gloves Championship Champ – Mesquite, NV Tournament Outstanding Boxer Award

• Pankration
  • 2008 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2008 – National Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2009 – CA State Pankration Championships Champ – Santa Ana, CA
  • 2010 – Golden Cup European Pankration Champ – Kharkov, Ukraine

Holy Santa Claus shit. Don't be surprised if this kid is champ in Bellator, and the UFC soon.

any idea what he was doing in 2011, 2012 and 2013? (thanks for the list too, pretty interesting)

 

[Norman Khabib]

Belcher is a beast though, I still remember that clinic he put on Palhares in the UFC

 

[MiroHa]

Belcher is a beast though, I still remember that clinic he put on Palhares in the UFC

That's not Belcher bro

 

[cheesus]

Belcher is a beast though, I still remember that clinic he put on Palhares in the UFC

What ?

 

[Kingz]

any idea what he was doing in 2011, 2012 and 2013? (thanks for the list too, pretty interesting)

High school

 

[Norman Khabib]

That's not Belcher bro

What ?

it was a joke <45> but you don't think there's any resemblance between the 2?

 

[agibmxmma]

Pico is really as good as it gets when it comes to wrestlers coming into MMA.

Def not "as good as it gets", but def one of the best. Though if speaking of newer talent, Henry Cejudo is def up there too..

I believe Henry also won a Bronze at Golden Gloves for the State of Az..

 

[basedgodfedor]

his hands are nasty, hope he goes far

 

[Gambit MMA]

his wrestling credentials are good

boxing credentials arent anything to drool over

 

[ImNotSurpisedDonks!]

The one issue that I have is: is he Sage Marinovich 2.0?

Like Todd Marinovich, Sage and Pico were basically forced in to their sports by over bearing parents. I know Pico says "I wanted to do it" but it seems bizarre for any latent to have their kid be regularly competing in combat which can cause brain damage.

Guys like Conor that end up fighting because they love it seem to be more passionate, driven and thus successful. Also, Pico seems to be like a smaller Eddie Alvarez, where he is just this plodding orthodox wrestle boxer. Seeing him get dropped by Zach was like "Oh yah. This is the difference between real fighting and amateur sparring.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

any idea what he was doing in 2011, 2012 and 2013? (thanks for the list too, pretty interesting)

wrestling tournaments in junior divisions. He won gold at cadet world championship in 2013

 

[chiefwiggum]

Def not "as good as it gets", but def one of the best. Though if speaking of newer talent, Henry Cejudo is def up there too..
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I believe Henry also won a Bronze at Golden Gloves for the State of Az..

The huge downside of that resume compared
To pico is that he went through his whole life not being punched in the face.

Cejudo fought for a ufc title. With the fight experience of only feeling that pain for a couple years.

Both these guys have great potential. I love pico is like the 10th guy in this history of mma to throw to the body. And that left hook is nasty!

 

[agibmxmma]

The huge downside of that resume compared
To pico is that he went through his whole life not being punched in the face.

Cejudo fought for a ufc title. With the fight experience of only feeling that pain for a couple years.

Both these guys have great potential. I love pico is like the 10th guy in this history of mma to throw to the body. And that left hook is nasty!

His Golden Gloves medal would tell one that he has been punched in his face.. him training with the homies at CSA and Team Black, def give proof he has been kicked in the face by Bolanos, Ross, Ortiz, etc etc.. "This history"? It's the only history thus far in this short lived sport thus far. It's not the "10th" body shot finish neither. Your level of casual is odd.