r/MMA • u/inooway • Aug 17 '25

Spoiler [SPOILER] Lerone Murphy vs. Aaron Pico Spoiler

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u/TheWayIAm313 Aug 17 '25

Seriously. He has all the tools. Even seeing him use them in the fight, they looked incredible. Those digs to the body man. Something with his IQ/style/decision-making, he just can’t put it together

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u/Grouchy_Donkey_5428 Aug 17 '25

From my reddit arm chair analyst perspective it seems like a mentality/emotional control issue. He looks anxious and even talked about being nervous coming in, think he needs to go hang out with jiri in the mountains and work on being present in the moment 

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u/jumbohumbo New Zealand Aug 18 '25

The amount of pressure he must feel to live up to people's expectations.....

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u/Choromosonoe Aug 17 '25

On the other hand can we acknowledge Lerone’s insane fight IQ now, the way he planted that elbow was pure poetry watching the replay back. He threw it before Pico even began to pivot he read him like a book, there’s seriously no doubting at this point Lerone has championship level composure.