“Might have been his dad”- Bellator president Scott Coker reacts to AJ McKee’s call to jump ship to the UFC 


“Might have been his dad”- Bellator president Scott Coker reacts to AJ McKee’s call to jump ship to the UFC 

Scott Coker on AJ McKee

AJ Mckee is the current featherweight champion at the Bellator MMA organization. He fought and submitted the former champion, Patricio Pitbull, in July of last year. Bellator president Scott Coker definitely values what Mckee brings to the table at their organization. He is a big-name fighter who can take on any featherweight fighter in the world at this time. Aj Mckee is still young and has a long way to go in his career. 

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In an interview given to The Schmo when asked about the rumors about AJ going to the UFC, he said, “Might have been his dad.” Scott is not a fan of his fighter jumping ship to the UFC as it’s really harmful to his own organization Bellator MMA.  

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“I think Max loses to AJ”- Josh Thompson believes AJ McKee has what it takes to beat Max Holloway

Aj Mckee and Max Holloway
Aj Mckee and Max Holloway

UFC featherweight contender Max Holloway is considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world by many. He recently defeated Yair Rodriguez in a five-round thriller in January. Many have anticipated how would Max fare against Bellator champion AJ Mckee. According to Josh Thompson AJ defeats Max if they ever face in the future. He said, “I think Max loses to A.J. Now, styles make matchups. [Alexander] Volkanovski’s a harder matchup for A.J. than Max is.”  

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Max and Alexander have fought twice with alexander coming out as the winner in both the fights. Although he lost to Volkanovski he still has cemented himself as one of the best featherweights of all time. Whether this fantasy matchup between AJ and Max will ever happen in the future remains to be seen. 

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