A hunter who still has to debut in the Octagon has incredibly high expectations that hang over him.
UFC 316 is almost in front of us with two title fights at the top of the map, including the Bantamweight Rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley.
Another big fighting week for the MMA leader means another episode of the UFC weighing show that always guaranteed a number of hot takes and comic antics.
Before the return of the Octagon to Newark, New Jersey, Daniel Cormier and UFC commentator Laura Sanko were accompanied by a legend of the sport.
Together with Frankie Edgar, the three analysts each gave their lists for the top three hunters who will inevitably become champions in their career at a certain moment.
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Frankie Edgar mentions Aaron Pico next to Umar Nurmagomedov and Sean Brady in the list of inevitable champions
During the morning roads of the UFC before UFC 316, Frankie Edgar mentioned his top three hunters who, according to him, will inevitably become a champion in their career.
Edgar's top choice was Umar Nurmagomedov, who was not successful in challenging Merab Dvalishvili for the Bantamweight title earlier this year.
His second choice was the 32-year-old Sean Brady, who seems to have been only one fight from a good-weight title shot, regardless of how the rest of the division is going on.
Last but not least, Edgar mentioned former Bellator -star Aaron Pico as the last name after he had signed at the UFC earlier this year.
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Pico comes in the promotion with high expectations and although his debut has not been announced at the moment, Movsar Evloev has been a name that has been mentioned several times.
The list of Daniel Cormier also contained Umar Nurmagomedov, while his other two slots went to Khamzat Chimaev, who will fight for the middleweight in August and in it.
Laura Sanko, on the other hand, selected Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov and Sean Brady together with rising featherweight star Jean Silva.
Aaron Pico would place a victory over Movsar Evloev directly in title
Bloody elbow sources stated that Movsar Evloev had accepted a Co-Main event with five round against Aaron Pico before July 26 in Abu Dhabi.
Many fans were surprised to see that Evloev will not fight for the title in his next outing, especially after he was the opponent who called Alexander Volkanovski as his next challenger.
Although the Russian may feel hard, this is a perfect scenario for Pico to enter the UFC and shoot directly to the top.
Even a loss would not harm its stock, given the Evloev's profit reak, but with a victory he would be the next competition in line for a shot in the belt that had only forced once within the Octagon.