MMA is rapidly growing in popularity as a sport globally. The fight game is becoming more popular all around the world as new franchises, promoters, and fighters are signing up every day. The headlines for MMA events have begun to appear in prestigious news outlets. Additionally, there is an increase in the number of pages and users sharing content about MMA on well-known social media platforms. Franchises like The UFC, and Bellator, have already become household names in the fight game. Consequently, this had triggered social media pages to cover more content regularly related to their events. Recently, the MMA Junkie, shared a post about the fight between A.J. McKee, and Spike Carlyle, at Bellator 286.
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The fight between the two was one of the most intense battles ever seen in the Bellator. Neither of the men gave up, and the fight went the distance. Finally, A.J. McKee scored the victory on the judges’ decision over a bloody-faced ‘Spike Carlyle’.
Fans were blown away by A.J. McKee vs. Spike Carlyle encounter
This fight was a delight for MMA fans. It was an incredible showdown, with both men giving out their everything to win it. The renowned MMA Junkie, captioned this post, “A.J. McKee won his lightweight debut vs. Spike Carlyle by decision after a bloody battle #Bellator286.” The fans on the page of MMA Junkie sounded like, they had watched a fight worth paying for.
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A fan named, Yui A. Williams, wrote, “AJ’s grappling is just so slick.” It was quite evident from his comment that the fighter of his choice had won the bout.
Another fan named, Chainsaw Mike, went on to praise the overall fights of Bellator 286, as he commented, “Bellator was way better this weekend.” He also received numerous likes on his comment, which implied that others were in sync with his thoughts.
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While user, tx.david, wanted a lot more from A.J. McKee than just winning the fight. He wrote, “Amazing fight, surprised Aj didn’t finish him.”
Another fan commented from his Instagram handle, micromavemayo, and wrote, “This the same guy who can run through Volk.” He seemed to mock McKee’s skills and thought he would stand nowhere in front of ‘Alexander Volkanovski‘.
However, most of the fans commenting were impressed with the ground game of A.J. McKee. A fan by the name, tlonxtdoor, commented, “Ajs grappling is just insane I just love his fighting style f**k what people say about how he’d do in the ufc you just gotta admire his fights.”
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The UFC and Bellator have already become household names with the fanbase of MMA increasing immensely. We hope that more promotions like this may come up ahead. Fighters would get more opportunities and fans will get to see more of their loved sport.