In the interview above, Pico discusses his career before he had his surgery a few months back.

The last time we saw Aaron Pico compete was in the Olympic Trials finals against Frank Molinaro in April. Shortly after the trials, Pico had surgery on his knee, which kept him sidelined for quite some time.

Since then, there have been talks of whether or not he will be returning to the mat or making his Bellator MMA debut. In an interview with Champions MMA, Pico discussed his career plans:

Eventually, it's my goal to make a full transition from wrestling to MMA. I've seen Daniel Cormier do it, and I think he's the greatest fighter. There are also great wrestlers in MMA like Demetrious Johnson and Georges St-Pierre, so I have the benefit of seeing how wrestlers have adapted to mixed martial arts. But I'm not going to rush this.

While there are still plenty of unknowns about his return to action, one thing is for sure, Pico is looking pretty big.

Another day another dollar with JD pic.twitter.com/lJBvyXTxWU

— Aaron Pico (@AaronPicoUSA) December 15, 2016

He's also been putting in the work, and it looks like his knee is healing nicely.

Yesterday's work with @SpeedofSport. Feeling great pic.twitter.com/u2eblQcmS1

— Aaron Pico (@AaronPicoUSA) December 21, 2016

And he's not wasting any time letting the competition, specifically Bellator's undefeated featherweight James Gallagher, know that he's coming in hot.

Just watched big mouth @StrabanimalMMA Enjoy it now...just a matter of time before I come to Dublin to beat your ass!

— Aaron Pico (@AaronPicoUSA) December 17, 2016