The UFC Signs MFC Lightweight Champ Antonio McKee
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 16, 2010 2:02 AM EDT
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Antonio McKee (25-3-2) finally made it to the UFC. The always controversial lightweight went on The Savage Dog Show today and announced that he has a 4-fight contract with the UFC.
McKee has pretty much dominated majority of his bouts, but for all his talents, he has always been heavily criticized for his conservative fighting style. The skilled and vocal fighter hasn't lost a bout in 15 fights, spanning over seven years, yet he hasn't drawn much interest from the big leagues. Our own Kid Nate recently talked about it:
Whatever is the cause of McKee being frozen out of major MMA promotions like the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, WVR's Sengoku and Bellator, it's the fans who suffer. His ground and pound approach may be dull, but when you consider the current top two UFC fighters are Frankie "Dance and Dodge" Edgar and Gray Maynard, the king of the uneventful decision, it's hard to say McKee should be kept out of the UFC.
If we truly believe MMA is a sport, it's long past time to see Antonio McKee get his chance against the top lightweights in the sport. And while it may be premature to demand McKee get an immediate title shot in any of the bigs, I'd be more than happy to see him against B.J. Penn, K.J. Noons, Kenny Florian, Clay Guida or Sean Sherk.
Eighteen of McKee's wins have come by decision, but the MFC lightweight champ has picked up the pace and finished his last two bouts, sparking interest from the UFC brass. He recently defeated Luciano Azevedo in the first round of a "finish-or-retire" type of match, and with that beautiful (or gross--depending on how you look at things) TKO stoppage, the 40-year-old not only gets to fight another day, but he gets to do it in the big show.
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good news
now he can put up or shut up. I think he’ll do well.
respect
to the UFC for this signing. The guy deserves his shot. The fans deserve to see how good he actually is.
They only signed him because he’s black
by RoB_ex on Sep 16, 2010 2:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 8 recs
Affrimative action.
The guy wins 15 boring fights in a row and all of a sudden he’s ready for the big show?
What happened to the old days, when you had to be on reality TV to go get in the UFC?
Bush league, my friends. Bush league.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 5:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Bruce Leroy did both
and he’s black. That’s a triple threat.
by Jimmy B on Sep 16, 2010 7:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's latino
though if he’s like me, he acknowledges his Afro Caribbean roots. Just saying…
"I’m anti-stalling, not anti-wrestling." - lowellthehammer
Sweet
I can now dump the “He’s not black, he’s Brazilian” meme and start using “he’s not black, he’s Cuban”.
He's got a future.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Affirmative action hire
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He just has so much raw power?
Such a natural athlete?
:-/
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He should fight Guida
Every time someone needs to be tested they must fight Guida.
Guida has 2 straight brutal submission wins. it’s time to move on to ripping someone else. try Nik Lentz on for size
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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 16, 2010 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
so, breaking a guy’s jaw with your own punches (not luck), and then realizing while wrestling with him that his jaw is hurt, then purposely grinding your shoulder into his jaw to force the tap isn’t a brutal submission?
i must be missing something.
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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 16, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
He didnt know that Dos Anjos has a broken jaw. He wasn’t going for a sub, it just so happened that he broke his jaw in round 1 and jammed his chin into his jaw in round 3.
by SilverNBlackZach! on Sep 16, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
well, neither of us really knows the truth (i don’t recall anyone asking Guida if he knew the jaw was hurt during the press-conference), but to me it looked like Guida initially just happened to put his chin/shoulder on the jaw, but then realized that caused Dos Anjos some pain, so he went into full-on jamming his shoulder into the jaw.
again, the main point is that Clay Guida is seriously improving away from one-track dog-humping
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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 16, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
plus, the point is that Clay Guida is not being a one-track dog-humper anymore, regardless of how you want to label his win against Dos Anjos
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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 16, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Good for him
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
I hope that everything I've ever said about McKee is wrong.
Best wishes to him. Not high hopes though.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
“It’s going down,” McKee today told MMAjunkie.com. “In the event that when I’m matched up with an opponent, I’m going to be tested, and I’m sure it would look real good to give me an opponent to beat me, and shut me up, (so the UFC) can kick me out. Or, I’m going to surprise a lot of people.”
He's still talking shit about favortism/racism?
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions
as I've mentioned before,
it is worth noting that McKee openly said that he’s “a conspiracy kind of guy”.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 16, 2010 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
He’s just going to talk. He’s not going to stop randomly.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Whatever.
You’re in the UFC. You’ve called out Sherk and Penn multiple times, and did it again in the past week. If you’re still asking for a Penn fight you have no right to complain about any matchup they give you.
I’m honestly irritated by this guy, and not even in a way that makes me want to see him lose. He just needs to shut the fuck up with this persecution complex.
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You seem like an angry guy.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
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Ok, I've said this multiple times here, gonna elaborate this time.
I’m coarse and abrasive. I speak [type] what I think as I think it. But this is the internet. It’s not a big deal and I’ve only gotten emotional in an argument once on this site; when I threw a shit fit at subo, which I apologized about over email and there’s no bad blood over. We both moved past it.
Maybe it’s just my writing style or loose use of profanity that makes people think I care more than I do, but I really don’t care that much about most of what I post here. I believe what I write, but things on message boards and blogs don’t effect how I feel day to day.
You’re entitled to your opinion and maybe it’s fair based on the limited experience you have with me. But I assure you that I’m a very happy person. I love my family, I love my friends, and I love my job. Meeting new people is always a treat for me. It’s a wonderful world out there and I’m excited to see more of it. Don’t try to go all Freud based on what I write under a pseudonym I made up for arcade games when I was little. It’s not gonna be accurate.
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by pdl on Sep 16, 2010 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cool.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
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by Geno Mrosko on Sep 16, 2010 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Story?
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude?
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lol.. I love that this reaction came from "You seem like an angry guy."
The appropriate response was “Yes, I am.”
And then God created Saturn... and he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
Twitter me and what not.
by James Brady on Sep 16, 2010 6:05 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
This is the lamest complaint on the internet.
This is an ad hominem argument, and has no place in any discussion. Respond to somebody’s points, or GTFO.
(Beyond which: if you’re not mad about SOMETHING, you’re not paying attention.)
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by jemaleddin on Sep 16, 2010 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're DAMN right I'm angry.
Why else would I be here? :-)
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Something something, mom’s basement. Something, get a girl friend. Something blank something, never seen a vagina. Something ________, internet meme. So there.
Ouch.
That hurts man.
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Now that the racist UFC has signed him, its just a matter of time till their Aryan-friendly policies force him out.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 2:27 AM EDT reply actions
Either that or we get some carefully edited promos. I mean, he wins a couple and they might just let him “angry black man character” his way right into the mix at 155.
by Brent Ducharme on Sep 16, 2010 4:23 AM EDT up reply actions
That would be funny, but possible.
“Now I’m gonna go out there and hold the white man down.”
“These honkies don’t wanna wrestle with a real nigga.”
What’s the over/under on n-bombs in his first promo?
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 4:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh it’s guaranteed he’ll try to drop it. They’ll may try to redirect him though. “We’ve gotta have it more family friendly, Antonio. Say motherfucker. White people love motherfucker!”
by Brent Ducharme on Sep 16, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He never called the UFC racist bruh
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm being facetious.
I just think the angry black man would be a great character for him.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh i know, but there's some people reading this who don't know
Yes, I want him to be Angry Black Guy.
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that Gray is getting a title shot and McKee is in the UFC, who will be the new poster boys for those who like to use individual fighters as examples to question whether MMA is a sport? I’m thinking that if Okami beats Belfort and doesn’t get an immediate title shot, he has a great chance to regain the crown he held for so long. Or, maybe Machida can get it back if he beats Rampage in a boring fashion and doesn’t get a title shot. Perhaps there’s a boring fighter on a long win streak who isn’t in the UFC that we should be aware of?
fitch
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by Cory Braiterman on Sep 16, 2010 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Get the feeling McKee will get made an example of 1st Fight...
I’m glad McKee has finally made it to the UFC but, I think his mouth probably got him a really tough first fight. I know he’s a veteran but I can see them throwing him to the wolves really fast and cutting him if he loses…
Who do you put him up against to "make an example"?
Has to be an elite wrestler. Maynard is busy.
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Anthony Pettis?
He matches up with practically everyone. His style is pretty much one size fits all.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Sep 16, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i only get 60 xanax pills a month and im supposed to take 2 a day..but sometimes i take 3 or 4...so that leaves like 5 or 6 days where i have no xanax to help me get to sleep..
so i cant express how extactic i am that the ufc has signed a guy whos 18 of 23 wins have come by decision….the insomnia really gets to me…good to know the ufc has added another sure fire cure for the condition that has plagued me for years…it gets annoying watching the same reruns of maynard and fitch and shields…its good to have someone new to change things up a bit…
the brockness monster grinds up teenagers and puts them in his protein shakes..and uses razor blades to chop toddlers up into lines to snort like meth...the reason no one can find bigfoot is because the brockness monster found him years ago and now has him in numerous ziplock bags in the back of his freezer...
by HellaHectic on Sep 16, 2010 4:06 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Glad to see he is getting his chance. UFC can go a couple of ways with this.
1. He fights a top guy right out of the gate i.e. Sherk/Florian/Jim Miller are 3 that come to mind
2. He fights a dangerous up and coming guy like Volkmann, or Dos Anjos who might be able to snuff out or beat his top control game
He has been calling out the best of the division for years, might as well just drop him into the mix and see how he goes. Sink or swim time imo.
by Empty Thoughts on Sep 16, 2010 6:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Dos Anjos would be the perfect type of fighter for him to face, the guy talks a good game now we’ll see if he can back it when he doesn’t get to choose his fights.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
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Oh, never mind. He already took all the credit.
It’s funny how I take fighters that people don’t know or don’t like and turn them into global MMA Stars. Now people love them?
He kinda is responsible for McKee's name being out there
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by S.C. Michaelson on Sep 16, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
HAS HE SIGNED THE CONTRACT?
I was under the impression that he had been offered a contract from the UFC, however from what I had heard he had not signed it yet.
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Great signing by the UFC
I say match him up with the Sherk/Dunham loser, Jim Miller, or Kenny Florian to challenge him big time/see if Kenny has the answers to a grinding wrestler.
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by hobbie on Sep 16, 2010 7:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Just throw him in with florian he’s coming off a lose everyone else it pretty muched booked except for Joe daddy. He wants to claim he’s the best and been calling out the big dogs if he can’t pass guida I agree he’s not worthy but but shit Kenny will have no problem showing him how it’s done
by malito3og3 on Sep 16, 2010 8:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Wow.
I’m shocked.
I never thought that he’d be able to overcome the fact that signing him is a bad business move for the UFC, but I guess Dana & Co. are really serious about putting the sport first. Amazing.
Congrats to him, and thanks to the UFC!
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Im sure if the UFC
didn’t sign him the Scott Cocker would have took his head out of his ass an done the same.
Regardless. I think this is a food signing by the Zuffa and company
by devious1 on Sep 16, 2010 9:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Man, I bet you wish they had an edit feature for comments, right now.
:-)
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Lol
I actually like Strikeforce jemaleddin.
But as a promoter Scott Cocker really does make some lame assed decisions sometimes.
by devious1 on Sep 16, 2010 9:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I meant the "food signing."
:-)
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I guess now that he’s signed to the UFC a lot of those posters on the blog will no longer be calling him bush league huh?
by devious1 on Sep 16, 2010 9:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No, he is now a bush league
fighter in the UFC, just like Kimbo and Toney and everyone else we have called out.
opps good not food
Its still early where I am
by devious1 on Sep 16, 2010 9:14 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dang
I was LMAO, I thought you meant a “food signing” was handed out by Zuffa the way “food stamps” are handed out by the government.
Like it was a charity signing because he was whining about racism.
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McKee hasn’t signed with you know who, at the same time what makes me sick is that people in the MMA world just write what they want and people actually think it’s fact.
by Steve4192 on Sep 16, 2010 9:56 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Boy did I eat my words in thinking there was no way that the UFC would ever sign McKee.
I did not even ever see Zuffa giving him a WEC contract let alone signing to the UFC lw devision. Now that he is actually under contract I am looking quite foward in seeing what he can actually do and finally get to back up all the shit he’s talked for years now about how he would run threw and own the UFC’s LW devision. Forget about him fighting top LW’s I myself think he struggle’s and don’t see him beating LW’s the like’s of Lauzon,Bocek,Dos Anjos,Tibau,Guida,Miller,Danzig,etc I think any one of them I just listed would be more then suitable for his first fight in the octagon and would give him major trouble and would be more then likely to win .
Hay who knows maybe Mckee will just make me eat my words again buy having success in the UFC and become a top 10 ranked LW ? But I kind of dout that ? I Can’t wait to find out though.
Doesn’t deserve it, but whatever. As long as he doesn’t get fast-tracked to a contender right away, I don’t really care either way. And I hope to hell he’s not gonna be on TV.
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How does he not deserve it???
Look at the crew they had on TUF last night and you don’t think McKee deserves a couple of fights?
I’m not a fan, but congrats to him on getting to the highest level and let’s hope he puts on some exciting fights.
I’ve made this point a few times. He’s never beaten anyone of note, and he rarely finishes anyone. It’s all good though, congrats to him for finally getting to the big stage and putting his ass where his mouth has been.
Don’t expect exciting fights though.
http://www.instrength.com
To the point of exciting fights
He actually felt really really bad over busting up the guy’s face in his last fight. He said he will train submissions so he doesn’t have to do that again.
I don’t expect exciting fights either but I hope they drop him in the deep end.
Has Diamond Dave Kaplan ever beaten quality guys?
half of the guys they sign have done less in their careers. but yeah, he’s old. So what? It’s a 4 fight contract where they can cut him anytime he loses.
by Anton Tabuena on Sep 16, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
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