A.J. McKee is picking up momentum now back in his original weight class of 145 pounds.
The former Bellator featherweight champion defeated long-time contender Adam Borics by unanimous decision in the co-main event of PFL Madrid on Friday at Palacio Vistalegre in Spain. McKee (24-2) defeated Borics (20-3), winning 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 on the three judges’ scorecards.
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“The game plan was definitely to go out there, take him down and beat him up,” McKee said in his post-fight interview. “But like I said, I’ve been wanting to beat people at their own game and show everyone that I’m well rounded anywhere and everywhere, so stand up with a striker, let’s get it.”
McKee, who’s known for his dominant grappling, primarily kept the fight on the feet with Borics. Borics did most of the pressing, but McKee was steadily landing the better shots throughout the fight. It was a clean win for McKee as he didn’t really get hurt by Borics.
McKee is now 3-1 since switching over from Bellator to the PFL banner after PFL’s acquisition in 2024. McKee is on a two-fight win streak since dropping back down to the featherweight division, where he did the majority of his career. Prior to PFL Madrid, McKee had defeated Akhmed Magomedov in a decision at PFL Capetown in July 2025. McKee has only lost twice in his MMA career, coming up short in decisions against Patricio Preire and more recently Paul Hughes.
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