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UFC star Aaron Pico is interested in trying to secure a rematch against Lerone Murphy in an attempt to avenge his knockout loss.

In his most recent outing, Aaron Pico picked up a nice win over Losene Keita to help him build some momentum in the featherweight division. Of course, his first appearance in the UFC last year didn’t exactly go the way he wanted, ending in a nasty knockout defeat to Lerone Murphy.

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Ever since then, though, Aaron Pico has made no secret of the fact that he wants a rematch against Murphy. The Englishman is coming off the back of a tight loss to Movsar Evloev earlier this year, and fans are eager to see what’s next for him as he attempts to build his way back to a potential title shot.

In a recent interview, Aaron Pico once again spoke about the idea of a rematch, as well as how he would approach things this time around.

Aaron Pico look ahead to possible Lerone Murphy rematch

“I want that fight,” Pico told MMA Junkie. “And people are gonna ask me, ‘Why do you want that fight?’ I’m a competitor; I want to fight and get that one back. I mean, obviously, you watch the fight, I was beating him up. I would have just been a little bit smarter and would have gotten that win. But there’s a lot of lessons that came because of the loss. And that’s the reason that I would love to run it back. And why wouldn’t I? He’s Top 5 in the world, so it just puts me closer to fighting for a title and I know I can beat him.”

Quotes via Yahoo Sports

Would you be at all interested in seeing Pico and Murphy run it back? If it did happen, who do you believe would get their hand raised this time and why? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!

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