A.J. McKee’s six-year journey from blue chip prospect to world champion was completed on Saturday and Scott Coker is already envisioning what’s next.
At the Bellator 263 post-fight press conference, Coker was asked how the promotion plans to handle it’s homegrown star, who triumphed over Patricio Freire via first-round technical submission to claim the featherweight title. The win improved McKee’s record to a flawless 18-0, with all of those victories occurring under the Bellator banner.
McKee, 26, has long been positioned to be the face of Bellator, and now that he has a world championship to back that up, Coker believes it could be time to take his talents to even bigger platforms.