How AgentMMA breaks down Aaron Pico vs Losene Keita
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Fans are still talking about Losene Keita stopping Muhammad Naimov with a punch in the opening round, and now he gets Aaron Pico at UFC 333. Pico just answered a nasty loss with a unanimous decision over Patricio Pitbull, so both men arrive with something to prove. This one could get wild in a hurry. Remember when Lerone Murphy caught Pico with that spinning back elbow?
- Pico answered Murphy's spinning elbow with a gritty Pitbull decision
- Keita asked for a ranked opponent and got Pico
- Keita has the longer reach, Pico brings the takedown threat
The fight could open up at the first fence exchange, when Pico tries to close the gap and Keita needs room to strike.
Pico had to live with that result before beating Pitbull over the distance, while Keita went from a split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood to stopping Naimov. Keita then said he was ready to face a ranked featherweight, and Pico sits at #12, so there is more at stake here than an exciting pairing on the card. Here's the thing: Pico got takedowns even against Murphy, and that threat can make a striker hesitate before throwing the next shot. Keita has a 72 inch reach to Pico's 70, giving him space to work if he can stay off the fence and stop Pico from closing the gap.
Pico needs to get inside safely, while Keita needs to make him pay for every step forward without giving up his hips. The real question is whether Keita can make his extra reach count once Pico starts mixing punches with takedown attempts. Watch what happens when they first get stuck along the fence; neither man will have much room to reset.
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Aaron Pico
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Fans are still talking about Losene Keita stopping Muhammad Naimov with a punch in the opening round, and now he gets Aaron Pico at UFC 333. Pico just answered a nasty loss with a unanimous decision over Patricio Pitbull, so both men arrive with something to prove. This one could get wild in a hurry. Remember when Lerone Murphy caught Pico with that spinning back elbow?
- Pico answered Murphy's spinning elbow with a gritty Pitbull decision
- Keita asked for a ranked opponent and got Pico
- Keita has the longer reach, Pico brings the takedown threat
The fight could open up at the first fence exchange, when Pico tries to close the gap and Keita needs room to strike.
Pico had to live with that result before beating Pitbull over the distance, while Keita went from a split decision loss to Nathaniel Wood to stopping Naimov. Keita then said he was ready to face a ranked featherweight, and Pico sits at #12, so there is more at stake here than an exciting pairing on the card. Here's the thing: Pico got takedowns even against Murphy, and that threat can make a striker hesitate before throwing the next shot. Keita has a 72 inch reach to Pico's 70, giving him space to work if he can stay off the fence and stop Pico from closing the gap.
Pico needs to get inside safely, while Keita needs to make him pay for every step forward without giving up his hips. The real question is whether Keita can make his extra reach count once Pico starts mixing punches with takedown attempts. Watch what happens when they first get stuck along the fence; neither man will have much room to reset.
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Losene Keita
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