Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov Preview and Predictions
June 9, 2021
With plenty of stacked MMA events going on this weekend, Bellator MMA needed to assemble a fight card that would stand out. Well, mission accomplished. Bellator 260 looks to be one of the best promotional events of the year. The event includes welterweight kingpin Douglas Lima, who will defend his belt against Yaroslav Amosov, as well as rising star Aaron Pico, a potential “Fight of the Year” between Paul Daley and Jason Jackson, and eight other solid match-ups.
Since joining Bellator in 2011, Lima has fought some of the best fighters in promotional history. However, one fighter he has not fought happens to hold a perfect mark through 25 fights. That man is Amosov, who is set for his first Bellator title fight. Both competitors are willing to do whatever it takes to win, but only one can come out victorious.
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Aaron Pico has his next fight queued up.
The top MMA prospect will fight Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on June 11 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. That card will be broadcast on Showtime and headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Douglas Lima and challenger Yaroslav Amosov.
Pico (7-3) has won three straight all by finish after two knockout losses. The California native is 3-1 since making the move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to train at Jackson Wink MMA alongside the likes of former UFC champions Jon Jones and Holly Holm.
Pico, 24, was touted as the greatest prospect in MMA history ahead of his 2017 debut in Bellator. He nearly made the Olympics in wrestling and owns a national Golden Gloves boxing title. Pico has had some ups and downs thus far, but he seems to have started to put it together.
Aaron Pico vs. Aiden Lee re-booked for Bellator 260
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MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that Pico (7-3) and Lee (9-4) will meet in a featherweight bout at Bellator 260 on June 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The bout was first reported by ESPN.
Pico and Lee were initially in talks to fight at Bellator 257 in April, but the bout was postponed due to Pico having medical issues, according to Bellator President Scott Coker.
In his most recent fight in November, Pico defeated John de Jesus by second-round knockout to pick up his third straight victory. The 24-year-old has competed exclusively for Bellator since turning pro in 2017 and all of his wins have come by finish, with six by KO/TKO and one by submission.