pamela 1,334 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 What does this mean for Aaron Pico's contract? I don't know how it works but am mostly wondering if he will put MMA on the back burner and refocus on wrestling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,790 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 What does this mean for Aaron Pico's contract? I don't know how it works but am mostly wondering if he will put MMA on the back burner and refocus on wrestling. I'm curious how Bellator feels about him now. Say what you want about Picks abilities and skills, but this was in fact an experiment for them and This whole thing made Bellator look second rate as ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 2,066 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Good God I love when **** talkers get embarrassed. Pico is a sh*t talker? Please cite more than one tweet to show a pattern that would make rational people believe this to be the case. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gimpeltf 2,045 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Pico is a sh*t talker? Please cite more than one tweet to show a pattern that would make rational people believe this to be the case. What effect would that have on this forum? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,790 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/6/25/15869758/aaron-pico-on-24-second-loss-to-zach-freeman-there-was-obviously-a-hole-in-my-game Classy response from Pico. Hope he rebounds and does well going forward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Witherman 384 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Bellator will still be 100% behind pico. He's still got the potential to be big and I believe he will be. It would be asinine for the promotion paying him to jump off board the train after a slip up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chingadiculous 155 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) Pico is a sh*t talker? Please cite more than one tweet to show a pattern that would make rational people believe this to be the case. He doesn't talk sh!t in the traditional sense, but IMO his presentation as a humble fighter is dubious. He appeared to be perfectly fine with allowing the hype machine to go WAY off the rails. While much of this came from the MMA media and Bellator, I am curious if he or his handlers pushed back against reports saying he was "raised like a Spartan." After all the talk about him being bred to be a MMA fighter I figured I would do some genealogical research and found the man who actually sired the MMA legend that is Aaron Pico. Edited June 25, 2017 by Chingadiculous 1 Coach_J reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billyhoyle 2,473 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 So can we now agree that Jones was the better prospect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach_J 2,180 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 "I haven’t sat down and watched the whole film..." Um, Aaron, don't get up to make a sandwich when you do. And as for having a "hole in my game," like saying the Grand Canyon is a crack in the Earth. Less talk, more results in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Pico is a sh*t talker? Please cite more than one tweet to show a pattern that would make rational people believe this to be the case. Oh, I think talking **** about being better than Zain after Zain won senior nationals: something Pico has never done. That's called "**** talk". 2 Coach_J and Chingadiculous reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 2,066 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Oh, I think talking **** about being better than Zain after Zain won senior nationals: something Pico has never done. That's called "**** talk". Zain has never won senior nationals, he won World Team Trials, which is an event Pico has never actually entered. One tweet and someone's a sh*t talker - if he tweeted about someone else, you wouldn't care. And I'm still looking for more than one reference (which I was asking for, something more) to show a pattern of behavior that would label someone a sh*t talker. 1 nyum reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chingadiculous 155 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Zain has never won senior nationals, he won World Team Trials, which is an event Pico has never actually entered. One tweet and someone's a sh*t talker - if he tweeted about someone else, you wouldn't care. And I'm still looking for more than one reference (which I was asking for, something more) to show a pattern of behavior that would label someone a sh*t talker. OTT is essentially the same as WTT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) Oh, my bad. World Team Trials. Something else that Pico has never won..but the guy he talked smack about won it. If you talk **** if doesn't matter if you only do it once. You are, ipso facto, a **** talker at that point. Edited June 25, 2017 by TobusRex 1 Flying-Tiger reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chingadiculous 155 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Oh, my bad. World Team Trials. Something else that Pico has never won..but the guy he talked smack about won it. You seem obsessed with "pattern of behaviors" with regards to **** talking. A guy can talk **** once and never talk it again, right? Did I say Pico was a continual **** talker? Of course there has to be a habitual pattern. Like Thomas Gilman isn't a racist for calling Higuchi a "Jap" because he only said it twice in one day. 1 pamela reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TobusRex 2,108 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Of course there has to be a habitual pattern. Like Thomas Gilman isn't a racist for calling Higuchi a "Jap" because he only said it twice in one day. I edited my comment above :D 1 Chingadiculous reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,790 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 (edited) Of course there has to be a habitual pattern. Like Thomas Gilman isn't a racist for calling Higuchi a "Jap" because he only said it twice in one day. Gilman and his fans can claim ignorance for him. He said he didn't mean any disrespect. Fine. Wildturkey on the other hand knows full well that it's a racial slur and used it anyways. He used the term intentionally to get a rise out of me and to disrespect me. So let me ask is, is it fair for me to say that Wildturkey a racist? Edited June 25, 2017 by BigTenFanboy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chingadiculous 155 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Gilman and his fans can claim ignorance for him. Fine. Wildturkey on the other hand knows full well that it's a racial slur and used it anyways. He used the term intentionally to get a rise out of me. So let me ask is, is it fair for me to say that Wildturkey a racist? I have no problem with that... Although Wildturkey will claim he made that statement while engaging in a good ole Wild Turkey bender. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 2,066 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Oh, my bad. World Team Trials. Something else that Pico has never won..but the guy he talked smack about won it. If you talk **** if doesn't matter if you only do it once. You are, ipso facto, a **** talker at that point. So is it safe to label yourself a sh*t talker? Serious question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonBryant 2,066 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 OTT is essentially the same as WTT. Just like being on the World Team is the same as being an Olympian, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chingadiculous 155 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Just like being on the World Team is the same as being an Olympian, right? Not gonna argue that. But the setup for qualification and the competition between WTT and OTT is pretty much the same (throw in a few more college guys for OTT). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lurker 2,034 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 And the competition deepening as it moves to six weights, and everyone having trained for the last four years with this being the pinnacle focus. And former Olympic champions coming back, maybe not being the favorites to win but certainly capable of stirring things up a little. WTT is not at all the OTT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Witherman 384 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 WTT is not at all the OTT This. And if you say it is then you're just lying to yourself and trying to justify your feelings for your boy zain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,790 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 Bellator will still be 100% behind pico. He's still got the potential to be big and I believe he will be. It would be asinine for the promotion paying him to jump off board the train after a slip up. What's more asinine is signing an unproven 17 year old kid to a multi year contract.. hyping him up to the moon and back before hes even fought a single fight then putting him on the main card in MSG. I've read on another forum people saying "Only at Bellator" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigTenFanboy 1,790 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 This. And if you say it is then you're just lying to yourself The " and trying to justify your feelings for your boy zain." is really unnecessary and makes you come off like having some sort of adgenda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pamela 1,334 Report post Posted June 25, 2017 While I still think Pico has got Zain's number in freestyle, it would be nice to see Zain troll Pico on Twitter. It will never happen because Zain isn't like that, but I kind of hope he does tweet at him. It would give Pico an easy exit back to wrestling. 1 denger reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
