Bellator free fight: A.J. McKee picks up fifth submission win, taps out Derek Campos

A.J. McKee has been tearing through the Bellator featherweight grand prix.

The unbeaten contender has picked up three finishes in his run in the tournament, which has featured some of the biggest names in Bellator at 145 pounds. McKee (17-0 MMA, 17-0 BMMA) has finished Georgi Karakhanyan, Derek Campos, and most recently Darrion Caldwell.

In the video above, you can watch McKee’s third-round armbar win over Campos from December 2019 at Bellator 236.

Now having reached the final, McKee takes on the winner of the Bellator featherweight grand prix semifinal between current two-division champion Patricio Freire and Emmanuel Sanchez. The two are set to meet April 2 in the main event of Bellator 255 in Uncasville, Conn.