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In Chicago, an exquisitely timed, perfectly placed spinning back elbow brought an abrupt end to Aaron Pico’s UFC debut Saturday night.

Pico, who trains in Albuquerque at Jackson-Wink MMA, suffered a brutal first-round knockout at the hands of England’s Lerone Murphy in the co-main event of UFC 319 at the United Center.

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Rick Wright covers MMA and fighting sports. You can reach him at rwright@abqjournal.com.