The co-main event of tonight’s Bellator 197 from The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri will be a featherweight bout as AJ McKee will look to remain undefeated when he takes on Justin Lawrence.
McKee (10-0) is coming off a submission win against Brian Moore at Bellator 187 in November and all of his professional fights have taken place inside the Bellator cage. The submission victory over Moore marked his third career win by submission and seven of his ten wins are by stoppage.
During this week’s podcast, McKee was a guest on the show to preview his fight against Lawrence and explained how he’s looking to make an example out of Lawrence tonight to send a message to the rest of the division.