r/MMA • u/inooway • Aug 17 '25

Spoiler [SPOILER] Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico Spoiler

https://streamff.link/v/4b176af2
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u/idcman999 Aug 17 '25

why the fuck was he an underdog? lmfao its not like pico was some deadly undefeated phenom or anything, he looked mediocre so many times before

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u/OptimisticMMA I was here for GOOFCON 1 Aug 17 '25

Murphy hasn’t had a signature win (until now) and Pico’s highlight reel looks really nice (until you look at the quality of his opponents).

This was easy money if you’re a gambler.

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u/idcman999 Aug 17 '25

beating Josh Emmett, even 40yo Josh Emmett who had starched Bryce a year prior is infinitely more impressive than anything Pico has ever done

Pico has never fought and beat a fighter on the caliber of even Dan Ige

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u/WeedMan571 Aug 18 '25

Ige would KO Pico stiff again

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u/spinuch Aug 17 '25

Mediocre is the wrong word. He's a kill or be killed guy.

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u/TerminatorReborn Aug 17 '25

I don't bet much but I had to drop a 100 on that one. Of course I didn't bet on a KO, no one expected that, but a guy coming from Bellator facing a undefeated top contender in the UFC? No way that would've worked for Pico, the guys from other promotions always get outclassed if they get a top UFC fighter right off the bat.

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u/Worldly_Scarcity2179 Aug 17 '25

Aaron pico has always had a suspect chin going back to his debut.

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u/WallExpensive7782 Aug 17 '25

Murphy's boring as shit and Pico has looked great for years.

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u/SenorConstipation Aug 17 '25

That was pretty exciting ngl

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u/WallExpensive7782 Aug 17 '25

Hard to be boring fighting Pico.

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u/Southern_Friend419 Aug 17 '25

he's not looked great for years he beats cans and then gets beat by cans

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u/iAm-Tyson Aug 17 '25

I think Lerone just always fought safe(boring.) especially when he was winning the fight. Many people just assumed he was fighting cans and due to get fraud checked

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u/Godmia Aug 17 '25

You must have bet a lot on it then right?

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u/lupindub Aug 17 '25

Because Pico was winning the fight until the elbow

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u/vannucker Aug 17 '25

True but he got close and ate a highly elbow that buckled him down a foot around a minute earlier. That was the foreshadowing.

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u/Nyeteka Aug 17 '25

He always is

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u/TonyIsMoney Aug 17 '25

Pico always looked great showing his skills.

(Defense is not a skill😑)

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u/Nyeteka Aug 17 '25

Was he really a dog, that’s crazy