Bellator star AJ McKee brought out an incredible neck crank as he continued his unbeaten MMA record
AJ McKee was the talk of the MMA world after Bellator 253 thanks to his incredible neck crank submission win.
The 25-year-old came into this clash undefeated in his MMA career with a record of 16 wins and no losses. However, his submission was the talking point as he somehow pulled out the neck crank despite being flat on his back against Darrion Caldwell.
Getting a neck crank submission in is difficult on his own but the way McKee adjusted his body to get the move in was amazing.
McKee moved up to 17-0 in his career and even claimed he was the new wave:
"I'm the new wave."@AJMcKee101 advances to the final round of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix at #Bellator253.#MMA #Bellator pic.twitter.com/nrewJTERdY
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) November 20, 2020
McKee has been in Bellator his entire professional career but he also got a lot of credit from some UFC stars.
UFC stars laud McKee
McKee does seem to be the next big thing on Bellator and many UFC stars came out to congratulate him.
One of the first was former UFC Strawweight Women’s Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk:
Congrats @ajmckee101 https://t.co/pfHIuQHsuv
— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) November 20, 2020
Former UFC star Eddie Alvarez also brought up the quality in McKee and claimed no one should mess around with the 25-year-old:
Yo @ajmckee101 is No one to fuck the it right now !! The apple don’t fall far from the tree my man #NextLevel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Eddie Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) November 20, 2020
UFC Middleweight star Derek Brunson also commented on this submission and claimed McKee was the real deal:
AJ McKee is the real deal ! 💯
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 20, 2020
Sean O’Malley is one of the rising stars in the UFC and he too was left in awe of the move from McKee:
Damn that was bad ass #bellator250somethin
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) November 20, 2020
However, Suga, took a shot at Bellator too.
McKee moved into the final round of the Bellator Featherweight tournament, and it will be interesting to see how he does.
The 25-year-old has to be the favourite now to win the tournament, and we could see more such submissions in the future too.
More UFC news
- Dana White uses the perfect word to describe Ignacio Bahamondes’ knockout of the year contender
- (Photos) Ramiz Brahimaj has ear sliced in half after suffering horrifying injuries against Max Griffin
- Jack Hermansson believes he has one distinct advantage over Israel Adesanya
Follow our dedicated UFC page for instant UFC news and updates
