A.J. McKee sees potential validation staring back at him.
Bellator 277 “McKee vs. Pitbull 2”—which airs live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a featherweight tilt pitting Aaron Pico against Adli Edwards and a heavyweight duel matching Timothy Johnson with Linton Vassell. The undercard will stream to the Bellator YouTube channel in its entirety at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, a heavyweight affair between Tyrell Fortune and Rakim Cleveland highlighting the 10-fight preliminary slate.
A closer look at the Bellator 277 particulars:
THE LINEUP
145: A.J. McKee vs. Patricio Freire205: Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson
145: Aaron Pico vs. Adli Edwards
265: Timothy Johnson vs. Linton Vassell
265: Tyrell Fortune vs. Rakim Cleveland
185: Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov vs. Rafael Carvalho
145: Gaston Bolanos vs. Daniel Carey
170: Kyle Crutchmer vs. Michael Lombardo
135: Robert Seronio III vs. Calob Ramirez
170: Tyson Miller vs. Rhalan Gracie
125: Edwin De Los Santos vs. Alberto Martinez Mendez
145: Socrates Hernandez vs. Rogelio Luna
145: Laird Anderson vs. J.T. Donaldson
205: Theo Haig vs. Alan Benson
THE RUNDOWN
• By The Numbers: McKee vs. Freire• Rivalries: Aaron Pico
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Linton Vassell
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