{"id":8595,"date":"2022-10-02T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/sports\/?p=50000003259"},"modified":"2022-10-02T10:49:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:49:46","slug":"photos-long-beach-native-a-j-mckee-scores-win-at-mma-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/sports\/photos-long-beach-native-a-j-mckee-scores-win-at-mma-fight","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Long Beach native A.J. McKee scores win at MMA fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Mixed Martial Arts fight Saturday at Long Beach Arena featured Long Beach native A.J. McKee, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/sports\/bellator-286-aj-mckee-long-beach-arena\">who made his lightweight debut<\/a> and earned a unanimous decision win over Spike Carlyle.<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach native, who attended Poly High, was coming off of his first professional loss and was fighting in a new weight class for the first time in his career. McKee improved his MMA record to 20-1-0, with his only loss to Pitbull.<\/p>\n<p>The MMA Bellator 286 also featured the main event of Patricio Pitbull vs. Adam Borics, and Enrique Barzola vs. Juan Archuleta.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/sports\/bellator-286-aj-mckee-long-beach-arena<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076899\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076899 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090929\/1001-MMA-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1108\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee enters the octagon against Spike Carlyle at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076900\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090933\/1001-MMA-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1287\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee attempts to put a choke hold on Spike Carlyle in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076901\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090938\/1001-MMA-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1244\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee smoothers Spike Carlyle in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076902\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090942\/1001-MMA-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1065\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee takes down Spike Carlyle in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076903\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090946\/1001-MMA-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1197\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee celebrates his win over Spike Carlyle in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076904\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090951\/1001-MMA-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1228\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee avoids the punch of Spike Carlyle in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076905\" style=\"width: 1427px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02090956\/1001-MMA-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1427\" height=\"1800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long Beach native A.J. McKee comes in with a knee on Spike Carlyle&#8217;s face in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076906\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091002\/1001-MMA-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1114\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spike Carlyle gets a punch on Long Beach native A.J. McKee during Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076907\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091037\/1001-MMA-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1226\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enrique Barzola, right, charges Juan Archuleta in Bellator 286 and other fights on the card in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076908\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091042\/1001-MMA-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1123\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Archuleta walks back to the locker rooms as he celebrates his win in Bellator 286 and other fights on the card in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076909\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091046\/1001-MMA-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1208\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Borics gets Patricio Pitbull against the fence in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076910\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091051\/1001-MMA-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1178\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Borics throws punches to Patricio Pitbull as he gets him against the fence in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076911\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091057\/1001-MMA-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1551\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricio Pitbull positioned himself on the back of Adam Borics in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076913\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091106\/1001-MMA-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1132\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricio Pitbull blocks and avoids a punch from Adam Borics in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000076914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000076914\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000076914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.staging-live.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/02091110\/1001-MMA-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1070\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000076914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricio Pitbull takes down Adam Borics in Bellator 286 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach Saturday, October 1, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mixed Martial Arts fight Saturday at Long Beach Arena featured Long Beach native A.J. 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