Aaron Pico books first fight since devastating KO of the Year loss in UFC debut

It ended in disaster as Lerone Murphy left him out cold with a spinning back elbow that was heralded by many as the best knockout of the year.

Aaron Pico to face Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire

Dana White dropped a ton of fight news during an Instagram Live session on Friday evening.

Aaron Pico‘s return to action was confirmed for UFC 327 in Miami, Florida, on April 11.

The 29-year-old Californian will square off against Patricio Freire in a three-round featherweight fight.

‘Pitbull’ is a former Bellator double champion. Before the promotion’s merger with PFL, Scott Coker seemed to be building toward an eventual showdown between Freire and Pico.

Now, the 145lb contenders will finally fight on one of the most stacked UFC cards of the year so far.

Who wins in the UFC 327 main event?

Does Jiri Prochazka become two-time champion or is it Carlos Ulberg’s time as Pereira drops the belt?

Who else will fight at UFC 327?

Alex Pereira‘s decision to vacate his 205lb belt amid rumors about a move to heavyweight was confirmed on Friday.

At the same time, it was revealed that Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg will fight for light heavyweight gold in the UFC 327 main event.

A flyweight title bout between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira will co-headline at the Kaseya Center.

See below for the 13 fights confirmed for UFC 327 so far.

• Jiri Prochazka vs. Carlos Ulberg – for vacant light heavyweight title
• Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira – for flyweight title
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit
• Beneil Dariush vs. Manuel Torres
• Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker
• Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov
• Patricio Freire vs. Aaron Pico
• Mateusz Gamrot vs. Esteban Ribovics
• Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson
• Randy Brown vs. Kevin Holland
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Vicente Luque
• Loopy Godinez vs. Tatiana Suarez
• Christopher Alvidrez vs. Francisco Prado