Underdog McCullough after more than a paycheck in DREAM.17 bout with Aoki

It took all of about two seconds for Rob McCullough to agree to fight Shinya Aoki.

Is he being set up as cannon fodder for the DREAM champion? Probably.
You’d be hard pressed to find a clearer style versus style matchup on
paper, or one that favors Aoki if the action hits the mat.

McCullough can grapple, but he’s a striker at heart. So why do it?