Aaron Pico’s UFC debut was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Long considered to be one of the best featherweights in the world, the former Bellator and PFL star stepped inside the Octagon at UFC 319 for a clash with undefeated division standout Lerone Murphy. Pico walked into the bout as a moderate favorite, but it was Murphy who would flip the script, scoring an absolutely horrific spinning back elbow KO just past the three-minute mark of the opening round.
While the KO resulted in utter pandemonium in the crowd, UFC Hall of Famer and color commentator on the evening, Daniel Cormier, had a decidedly different reaction to the viral finish.