A.J. McKee believes Charles Oliveira's "unorthodox" striking will make a difference in Islam Makhachev fight × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC Exclusive A J McKee believes Charles Oliveira s unorthodox striking will make a difference in Islam Makhachev fight Exclusive By Abhishek Nambiar Modified 29 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Islam Makhachev (Left), Charles Oliveira (Center) and A.J. McKee (Right) [Images via: McKee from MMAFightingonSBN YouTube Center Images from Getty Makhachev from @islam_makhachev on Instagram] Former Bellator MMA featherweight champion A.J. McKee gave his take on the upcoming fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev to determine the new UFC lightweight champion. ‘Mercenary’ will make his lightweight debut against Spike Carlyle at Bellator 286 on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post The 27-year-old spoke to Giancarlo Aulino of Sportskeeda MMA in an exclusive interview to preview his lightweight debut amongst several other developments in the sport. When asked to preview the main event of the upcoming UFC pay-per-view event, A.J. McKee said: "I'm not sure. It's going to be intriguing. I feel like Oliveira might come out on the edge on that one because of just the well-roundedness. His striking is just a little bit more unorthodox. So, I feel like that's going to play a part in it." A record holder for the most submissions in UFC history (16), Oliveira has shown a refined version of his striking abilities, most notably in his fights against Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje. Watch the exclusive interview with A.J. McKee below: If I can t be undefeated no one can - A J McKee on Usman Nurmagomedov s run Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull is set to defend his title against Usman Nurmagomedov in the upcoming Bellator 288 event on November 18, 2022. MMA PROPAGANDE @MMAPropagande: #BELLATOR Usman Nurmagomedov vs Patricky Pitbull . Pour la ceinture des Lightweight du Bellator ! : 18 Novembre 2022826: #BELLATOR Usman Nurmagomedov vs Patricky Pitbull . Pour la ceinture des Lightweight du Bellator ! : 18 Novembre 2022 https://t.co/CJFE3kAH3I The undefeated prospect hailing from the famed Eagles MMA team is a cousin of former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Training at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, the 24-year-old will be aiming to join the academy's long list of champions across various promotions. No.3-ranked Bellator men's pound-for-pound fighter A.J. McKee previewed the Bellator 288 fight while speaking to Giancarlo Aulino of Sportskeeda MMA in an exclusive interview. McKee's undefeated record was broken by Patrício Pitbull in their rematch at Bellator 277. 'Mercenary' claimed that no fighter can remain undefeated if he can't: "If Benson [Henderson] doesn't get him [lightweight champion] next, then I want him next. If it's Pitbull, like I said, atleast you know I'm waiting for him. And if it's Usman, if I can't be undefeated, no one can. That's the way it's got to be." Hometown favorite A.J. McKee will be looking forward to putting on an impressive performance on his home turf at Bellator 286 against former UFC fighter Spike Carlyle. 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