A.J. McKee has spent his entire career in Bellator. That will continue to be the case for the considerable future.
McKee has signed a multi-year, multi-fight contract with Bellator, Sports Illustrated has learned. Only a week removed from his last victory, which took place in Japan against Rizin lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in a non-title bout, McKee was entering the final fight of his previous deal. Had he completed that deal, he would have been an extremely sought-after free agent. But this new contract highlights the organization’s desire to make a long-term commitment to him—and provides McKee an opportunity to become one of the greatest ever to grace the Bellator cage.