Bellator 286: MMA Twitter in shambles over brutal Aaron Pico injury
By Brian Cook
Twitter reacts to Aaron Pico’s night ends early after a shoulder injury.
Aaron Pico lost via doctor stoppage at 5:00 of round one vs. Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator 286. Early in round one, Pico’s shoulder seemed to pop out, and he was concerned. Kennedy took him down and controlled him, but the story was in the corner after the round.
The Jackson-Wink team worked to try to pop the shoulder back in, but it was becoming more apparent that it may not be a dislocation. However, the doctor seemed concerned about a broken clavicle due to the range of motion issues, forcing the referee to waive off the fight.
Just a horrible result for Pico, trying to re-establish himself as a title challenger after being such a hyped prospect out of the gate.
Pico’s corner works hard to fix the shoulder
I’ve seen a lot of MMA, but I’d never seen this before. pic.twitter.com/Ha4h9bMF3k
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) October 2, 2022
There was plenty of Twitter talk around the MMA world about Pico’s injury, a mix of disappointment and sympathy.
Twitter reacts to Aaron Pico’s injury.
The Doctor: Can you raise your arm?
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) October 2, 2022
Aaron Pico:#Bellator286 pic.twitter.com/oUlAwg05JE
Pico said, "Let me fight, this is how I feed my family" #Bellator286
— Alexander K Lee (@AlexanderKLee) October 2, 2022
Knowing that Pico most likely has a broken clavicle and Brandon Gibson was just yanking on the arm thinking he’d get his shoulder back into place… Ouch.
— Hannah Rose (@mrsmmacasual) October 2, 2022
Someone get that video of Brandon Gibson trying to yank Pico's arm into position.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) October 2, 2022
Brandon Gibson just spent pretty much the whole minute between rounds desperately trying to pop Aaron Pico's shoulder back into place. Wow. Referee just sat there and watched. That was wild as hell. #Bellator286
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 2, 2022
They don’t make ‘em tougher than Aaron Pico.
— Zach Bogle (@ZBO99) October 2, 2022
Aaron Pico is a goddamn BEAST. That’s some Michael Myers, you-won’t-kill-me shit that is fucking INSANE
— Eion Musik (@DJNphared) October 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/JonnGrey/status/1576407828377411585?s=20&t=ukBhU3y_W5ynV8Atto8vbg
Bellator… Pico… does anything normal ever happen?#Bellator286
— Bopper (@TheDiddyBop) October 2, 2022
Can’t boo Pico for that, man. He wanted to fight, fair play to him.
— Cam (@mufccam) October 2, 2022
My heart goes out to Pico. Fan of the kid, and he showed he's an absolute savage.
— I Tweet Recruits (@itweetrecruits) October 2, 2022
Pico is a savage for tryna fight with a dislocated shoulder !!
— smooth rolling (@BadKarmah) October 2, 2022
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