Don't even think about asking Bellator star A.J McKee if he'd fight Aaron Pico

If you think you can goad A.J. McKee into starting some kind of lowkey beef with former teammate Aaron Pico, think again.

McKee (17-0 MMA, 17-0 BMMA) knows his next fight will be for the Bellator featherweight title after punching his ticket to the tournament final with a “Submission of the Year”-candidate finish of former bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell in the Bellator 253 main event this past Thursday.

McKee will fight either champ Patricio Freire or Emmanuel Sanchez, who...