LAS VEGAS – Jamie Pickett knows his back is against the wall at UFC on ESPN 51.
Pickett (13-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC) will look to snap a three-fight losing skid when he faces Josh Fremd (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on Saturday’s main card opener at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
Pickett’s most recent setback came against highly touted Bo Nickal at UFC 285 – a controversial submission loss which he later appealed. Pickett claimed he was struck below the belt by Nickal, but the referee didn’t catch it. That led to the fight-ending sequence where Nickal took him down and submitted him in Round 1. Pickett’s appeal was rejected when the Nevada State Athletic Commission saw no evidence of a low blow.
