Bellator president Scott Coker recently confirmed the news to Insider. The bout is expected to be rebooked at a later date.
"The fight that was supposed to happen in April is being pushed back," Coker said. "[Pico] has some medical issues that he had to take care of, so now he's probably being pushed back to the second fight [event] in May, or June.”
Bellator 257 takes place on April 16 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., and is headlined by a light heavyweight grand prix matchup between reigning 205-pound champion Vadim Nemkov and Phil Davis. The main card will air on Showtime.
After a bumpy start to his professional tenure, Pico established some momentum in 2020, winning three bouts within the California-based promotion. Most recently, the 24-year-old Jackson-Wink MMA member knocked out John de Jesus in the second round at Bellator 252 to run his professional mark to 7-3.
England’s Lee is coming off back-to-back triumphs against Damian Frankiewicz and Jeremy Petley under the Bellator banner. The former Cage Warriors competitor is 9-4 as a professional overall.