Aaron Pico is about to discover his wrestling roots once more this summer season.
Earlier than totally committing to MMA, Aaron Pico emerged as one of many brightest prospects in American wrestling throughout his peak, with wins over athletes like Zain Retherford, Reese Humphrey, and Jordan Oliver. He bypassed the standard faculty path to chase an Olympic dream in 2016, however finally fell only one win shy of incomes a spot on Group USA.
Now, Aaron Pico is about to make the leap into Actual American Freestyle, changing into the most recent UFC title to step onto the wrestling stage.
Aaron Pico Set To Face Lance Palmer At RAF 10
On Thursday, the promotion confirmed that Aaron Pico will make his debut towards former PFL champion Lance Palmer in a light-weight bout at RAF 10, set for June 13 at Chaifetz Area contained in the Saint Louis College in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pico most just lately competed at UFC 327 earlier this month, the place he earned a unanimous resolution victory over Patricio Pitbull. Earlier than that, the 29-year-old American suffered a brutal knockout loss to Lerone Murphy in his Octagon debut at UFC 319 in August 2025.
In the meantime, multi-time NCAA Division I All-American Palmer is about for his fourth look beneath the RAF banner. “The Social gathering” holds a 1-2 document within the promotion, with defeats to Austin Gomez and Arman Tsarukyan, and enters this matchup recent off a choice win over Cayden Henschel at RAF 08.
RAF 10 will also feature Tsarukyan taking on UFC veteran Tony Ferguson in a middleweight conflict, marking the No. 2-ranked UFC light-weight contender’s sixth look beneath the RAF banner.
