Bellator’s Aaron Pico feels unbeatable again: ‘Just roll over and tap’

The thing about potential is that it arrives before you, coloring your entrance with a sharp spotlight. That beam illuminates everything to follow, cutting a scrutinous path. It’s a route Aaron Pico has walked for much of his young life. Described as the “greatest MMA prospect ever” three years before he ever turned pro, Pico took a stunning stumble out of the gate, only to rebound with three consecutive dominant wins.

With firm footing beneath him again, Pico returns to the cage at Bellator 206 against former bantamweight title challenger Leandro Higo, just days after his 22nd birthday. On the heels of his last win, a liver-shot knockout of Lee Morrison, Pico is now straddling two worlds.…