AJ McKee feels he’s the perfect Bellator MMA fighter ever, has comparable aspirations in PFL, however can also be eager on snagging the Rizin crown too. ‘The Mercenary’ is on the heels of his PFL San Diego most important occasion win that noticed him put the primary blemish on the professional MMA document of Salamat Isbulaev.
On the post-event press convention, with video footage offered by Dwelling of Battle, McKee was requested about his keenness to conflict with one other unbeaten fighter in RFF featherweight kingpin, Razhabali Shaydullaev. There’s a little bit of a precedent set with combating in Japan, as McKee earned a victory on the Bellator vs. Rizin card from years again, and PFL has expressed an curiosity in co-promoting.
When requested what his temperature could be on going through Shaydullaev, one other unbeaten fighter however one who occurs to carry some notable {hardware}, AJ McKee mentioned,
“Let’s do it. I’m all about unifying belts. I’m all about testing the perfect of the perfect. Japan is one among my favourite locations to struggle from the Pleasure days as a child. You understand what I imply? They placed on a number of the most; I like that rule set, too. Simply having the ability to soccer kick anyone. It’s simply barbaric. It’s like that true fashionable gladiator warrior-type struggle. These are the perfect fights to me. That’s the kind of model of combating I like. Clearly the extra technical factors and it’s cool, however simply there’s one thing about that, by harm wins the struggle.”
“You understand what I imply? Harm wins struggle, output wins struggle. Japan’s fan base is wonderful, dude. It’s one of the crucial surreal crowds on the planet that I’ve ever fought in entrance of. There’s nothing prefer it. Solely factor that matches that’s combating in entrance of your own home crowd. That’s actually the one factor. However even that’s completely different since you go for a submission, they applaud. You escape the submission, they applaud. They recognize all dynamics of the game. You understand what I imply? The craft that goes into blended martial arts.”
AJ McKee’s solely focus is on “being the perfect on the planet”
Additional delving into his aspirations to turn into the perfect fighter to ever step into the Sensible Cage, and if he foresees a title shot coming subsequent for him within the Skilled Fighters League post-PFL San Diego, AJ McKee said,
“Properly it’s actually as much as the group. You understand what I imply? On the finish of the day I’m the mercenary. You name me once you want a job completed. I’ve received my deal with one factor and one factor solely and that’s being the perfect on the planet. What comes alongside the traces of that’s being a champion. In order that’s the place I maintain my deal with and that’s what I proceed to name out for and till we get there, till they really feel that I’m able to be there, I’m going to simply proceed to do what I do greatest and that’s kickass and take names.”
