Another fight, another win for Bellator MMA featherweight prospect AJ McKee.
The 24-year-old phenom improved to 14-0 with a shutout decision over former champion Pat Curran on the main card of Bellator 221 in Rosemont, Illinois. It was hardly a scintillating performance in terms of action, but it was a composed, complete showing from McKee as he landed the better strikes and did more damage on the ground. Curran was busted up from elbows from the bottom in round two, and just didn’t have answers for McKee’s control of range and ability to cover distance so quickly.
It was very much a feel-out process early in round one, but McKee was slightly more aggressive and was able to turn a Curran kick into a takedown.