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Highlights: AJ McKee Scores Vicious “Knockout Of The Year” Contender

Most of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world has been understandably fixated on this week’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor presser. However, Bellator featherweight AJ McKee made his own impact at last night’s (Fri., September 21, 2018) Bellator 205. Facing late replacement John Macapa in Boise, McKee came out firing on all cylinders. The top-ranked […]

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Most of the mixed martial arts (MMA) world has been understandably fixated on this week’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor presser. However, Bellator featherweight AJ McKee made his own impact at last night’s (Fri., September 21, 2018) Bellator 205.

Facing late replacement John Macapa in Boise, McKee came out firing on all cylinders. The top-ranked competitor scored a powerful left hand that blatantly knocked Macapa out. McKee noticed it and refused to land up any follow-up blows as a result. It was something you don’t always see in the heat of battle due to the emotions involved.

In any case, McKee secured a legit ‘Knockout of the Year’ contender only 69 seconds into the first round. Watch the vicious knockout courtesy of MMA Fighting below:

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Bellator 205 Results: AJ McKee KO’s John Macapa

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Bellator 205 preliminary card results are underway as the Viacom promotion holds this latest event on television for fight fans around the world to watch the show.

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, September 21, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 205. Headlining the card are AJ McKee and John Macapa, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

AJ McKee and John Macapa meet in a featherweight bout in the main event. In round 1, after some good back and forth action, early, McKee landed a spinning back head kick but fell down. Once he got up, McKee landed a straight hand that put out Macapa’s lights out.

Rafael Lovato Jr. and John Salter meet in a middleweight bout in the co-main event. In round 1, they had a feeling out process early. There was no significant moments and even the announcers pointed it out. Slater briefly clinched with him up against the fence but then backed off. In round 2, Lovato landed a big strike as Salter went for a takedown and advanced with it to the point that Lovato went for a guillotine choke as he was taken down. Lovato gave up on the choke as he held him into place. Salter made some minor transitions but Lovato did a good job of not letting him pass full or half guard. In round 3, Lovato took him down late in the ring where he got full mount and then back mount as he landed some big strikes as he continued his performance in the late stages. Lovato worked him over with strikes while looking for the rear-naked choke, which he did to win the fight.

Veta Arteaga vs. Denise Kielholtz is next in a women’s flyweight bout. In round 1, they come out and clinch right away but back away. After some minor exchanges, Veta clinched up with her up against the fence. There wasn’t a lot of action as they clinched for the majority of the round. In round 2, Kielholtz clinched with her right out of the gate but once again, nothing happened and they separated again. They had a decent exchange up against the fence until Veta decided to go for a takedown and got it in the middle of the round to full guard. Kielholtz was able to get back to her feet. Kielholtz scored a takedown but Veta got back to her feet and went for a guillotine choke and Kielholtz tapped out.

Opening the main card on the Paramount Network is Patricky Freire vs. Roger Huerta in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Freire was staying back and looking to counter strike early on. Freire caught him with some good combos as Huerta was trying to find his range with kicks. Huerta blocked a big head kick and they had some nice exchanges in the pocket to the point that Freire was taking big leaps to get out of the way. Huerta had a small cut on his nose. Huerta was backing down and coming forward while bleeding heavily from his nose. Huerta stunned him with a nice combo but Huerta stayed upright. Freire scored a late-round takedown. In round 2, Freire stunned him right out of the gate but Huerta went for a takedown and got it briefly before kicking him off. Freire fired back with a big right hand that dropped him and finished the fight.

Bellator 205 Results

Here are the results for this event:

Main card (9 p.m. ET, Paramount Network)

Featherweight Bout: A.J. McKee def. John Macapa via KO at 1:09 of Round 1.

Middleweight Bout: Rafael Lovato Jr. def John Salter via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 3.

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Veta Arteaga def. Denise Kielholtz by Submission (guillotine choke) at 4:24 of Round 2

Lightweight Bout: Patricky Freire def. Roger Huerta via KO at 0:43 of Round 2.

Preliminary card (7 p.m. ET, Online)

Vince Morales def. Justin Hugo via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 29-27).

Adam Borics def. Josenaldo Silva via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:46 of Round 3.

Jarod Trice def. Sean Powers via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Emilio Trevino def. Sua Tuani via TKO (punches) at 1:55 of Round 2.

Ben Moa def. Steve Mowry via Submission (Americana).

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Next Gen: 10 MMA Stars Whose Sons Became Fighters

Almost a quarter of a century since UFC 1 ushered in the age of mixed martial arts (MMA), we’ve now reached the stage where some of the sport’s early pioneers have gone on to raise children of their own who decided to follow in their footsteps. However, as you’ll see in the pages that follow, […]

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Almost a quarter of a century since UFC 1 ushered in the age of mixed martial arts (MMA), we’ve now reached the stage where some of the sport’s early pioneers have gone on to raise children of their own who decided to follow in their footsteps.

However, as you’ll see in the pages that follow, it’s not always easy for these next-generation fighters to get out from under their famous fathers’ shadows and deal with the weight of expectation that inevitably falls on their shoulders as they look to make their own mark in the sport.

Nevertheless, among these ten fighters stand a few who have so far lived up to the hype, and could yet become future stars in the sport that their fathers helped build.

Randy Couture / Ryan Couture

A true legend of the sport, Randy Couture is one of the UFC’s most decorated fighters, having won the heavyweight title on three separate occasions, the light-heavyweight title twice, and not to mention also having been an interim champ at 205 pounds and UFC 13 heavyweight tournament winner.

With such a formidable career, it was always going to be tough for Couture’s son Ryan to live up to his father’s legacy when he set out to forge his own path in the sport.

As such, the next-generation Couture hasn’t reached the same level of success or fame, but nevertheless he has managed to build a career in the sport that’s seen him fight for the likes of the UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator, compiling an 11-5 record so far that includes includes wins over established veterans like KJ Noons and Conor Heun.

When asked what advice he’d give to others sons of famous fighters, the now 35-year-old said it’s all about managing expectations.

“They should be trying to achieve their own goals and be happy with that,” Couture told BloodyElbow. “If they’re doing it out of some need to achieve the same level of success as that person, whose footsteps they’re following, then they’re setting themselves up for frustration.”

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Bellator 182: Featherweights A.J. McKee, Blair Tugman to Face Off

Bellator announced a featherweight bout for Bellator 182, as unbeaten A.J. McKee takes on Blair Tugman. Undefeated @AJMcKeeJr meets the streaking “Bull Shark” @Blair_Tugman on the #Bellator182 @spike main card!! pic.twitter.com/Inus3GxE79 — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 17, 2017 McKee (8-0) has spent his entire professional MMA career in Bellator. He is coming off a head-kick […]

Bellator announced a featherweight bout for Bellator 182, as unbeaten A.J. McKee takes on Blair Tugman. Undefeated @AJMcKeeJr meets the streaking "Bull Shark" @Blair_Tugman on the #Bellator182 @spike main card!! pic.twitter.com/Inus3GxE79 — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 17, 2017 McKee (8-0) has spent his entire professional MMA career in Bellator. He is coming off a head-kick […]

Bellator 178: Friday’s Event has Little Something for Everyone (Editorial)

A championship fight, two top female contenders and a handful of prospects are all on the docket for this Friday’s Bellator 178 event. The card airs on Spike.com and Spike from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Serving as the headline act, Daniel Straus puts his featherweight title on the line against Patricio “Pitbull” […]

A championship fight, two top female contenders and a handful of prospects are all on the docket for this Friday’s Bellator 178 event. The card airs on Spike.com and Spike from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Serving as the headline act, Daniel Straus puts his featherweight title on the line against Patricio “Pitbull” […]

Bellator 178 Picks up Battle of Prospects A.J. McKee, Dominic Mazzotta

The upcoming Bellator 178 card will feature a meeting of promotional prospects, as A.J. McKee puts his unbeaten record on the line vs. Dominic Mazzotta. McKee (7-0) kicked off January with a decision over Brandon Phillips. He is the son of MMA veteran Antonio McKee, who experienced much success in Canada. Mazzotta (12-1) has lost […]

The upcoming Bellator 178 card will feature a meeting of promotional prospects, as A.J. McKee puts his unbeaten record on the line vs. Dominic Mazzotta. McKee (7-0) kicked off January with a decision over Brandon Phillips. He is the son of MMA veteran Antonio McKee, who experienced much success in Canada. Mazzotta (12-1) has lost […]