AJ McKee Details His "Mental Breakdown" Following Patricio Pitbull Loss | Morning Kombat RSD
Morning Kombat
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🗓️ 6 September 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell sit down with Former Bellator featherweight Champion AJ McKee. AJ discusses his mental breakdown after his first loss, Previews his upcoming fight with Spike Carlyle and his move to lightweight.
(3:50) - Mental Breakdown After Pitbull Loss
(12:55) - Move to Lightweight
(17:50) - Layoff between First and Second Pitbull Fight
(19:30) - New Contract with Bellator
(20:15) - Love for Snowboarding
(26:20) - Cars
(28:45) - Long Beach California
(34:00) - Antonino McKee
(40:00) - Tattoos
(41:30) - Patricio Pitbull
(44:30) - Usman Nurmagomedov
(46:35) - Activity Going Forward
(47:25) - Bare Knuckle Fighting
(50:00) - Athletic Background
(52:00) - Social Media DMs
(53:00) - Life Goals/Dating
(57:25) - Snickers
(58:40) - Cris Cyborg
(60:00) - Close
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's up? My name is AJ Marcienari McKee and I'm currently in New Jersey. |
| 0:06.0 | I've done some work with the guys previously. Not too knowledgeable about them, but I know that |
| 0:12.0 | they're very knowledgeable about the combat sports and mixed martial arts in particular. |
| 0:17.0 | It's always nice to catch up with them and kind of shoot the shit a bit. |
| 0:22.0 | I would say the setting's kind of giving me like an old school kind of like 80s, 90s vibe. |
| 0:32.0 | You're in a good way? Yeah, it's old school. It shows like the credibility and the knowledge. |
| 0:38.0 | You got chains? You got to be nice. That's the suit. How are you? I appreciate you coming by, man. |
| 0:46.0 | Hey, watch your mouth breathes more on camera. |
| 1:02.0 | I mean, I just see your sunglasses. Yeah, I just see them. These are. |
| 1:06.0 | Good Lord, they're heavy. Yeah, Jesus. They're clawed millionaires. |
| 1:10.0 | So if I put these on, well, I look like a millionaire. You can feel like one. |
| 1:14.0 | There you go. I got to get a picture of this. Holy shit. I'm washed. |
| 1:22.0 | Put the camera on me, motherfucker. I'm never going to look this cool again. |
| 1:31.0 | Boy, not many people go from starting their career in one organization to then winning a world title in that organization. |
| 1:38.0 | But now maybe something of a bit of a new chapter in that organization, |
| 1:42.0 | which will kick off October 1st Saturday on Showtime at the Long Beach Convention Center. |
| 1:48.0 | When our next guest goes to a new weight class, there's a lot to talk about. |
| 1:52.0 | It's the one and only AJ McKee. Hi, AJ. How are you? I'm doing so. How about yourself? Good, brother. |
| 1:58.0 | Long Beach in the house. Long Beach in the house. Okay. Someone's had a few. |
| 2:02.0 | Well, I'll say this. I'll say this. The drips might be different. |
| 2:04.0 | But can we get a watch out here? I mean, come on, the double drip that's going on right here on the couch, Luke. |
| 2:10.0 | Can you get down with this? It's like Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Guess which one you are? |
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