Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore - November 10 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Bellator 187
November 10, 2017
3Arena
Dublin, Ireland

Main Card:
AJ McKee Jr. (9-0)          vs.      (10-5) Brian Moore   
Main Event | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)
Sinead Kavanagh (4-2)    vs.  (2-5) Maria Casanova   
Main Event | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)
Sergio Santos (4-6)          vs. (7-12) Paul Redmond   
Main Event | Catchweight | 161 lbs (73 kg)
Kevin Ferguson Jr. (1-1)   vs.    (1-0) Fred Freeman   
Main Event | Catchweight | 165 lbs (75 kg)

Bellator MMA is set for its return to Dublin, Ireland, as undefeated sensation A.J. McKee (9-0) will look to play the role of spoiler against Brian Moore (10-5), a teammate of James Gallagher at Dublin's SBG, in the featherweight main event of Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore at 3Arena on Nov. 10.

In addition to the new main event, Ireland's Sinead Kavanagh (4-2) will battle Maria Casanova (2-4-1) in a women's featherweight main card bout, while Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson Jr.(1-1) will compete against Fred Freeman (1-0) in a 165 pound-catchweight contest.

James Gallagher was initially slated to headline against Jeremiah Labiano, but was forced to withdraw from the card after suffering an injury during training, leaving room for his divisional rival to headline an event in hostile territory. Moore's previously scheduled opponent, Andre Goncalves (3-1), will now face Northern Ireland's Decky Dalton (7-3) in a Bellator 187 featherweight matchup.

The son of respected MMA veteran Antonio McKee, A.J. McKee spent his entire childhood in the gym soaking up every bit of knowledge and experience available to him. The 22-year-old prodigy has applied that knowledge inside the Bellator cage and has made quite a statement in his first nine fights as an MMA professional, racking up seven finishes in nine outings. The Long Beach, Calif.-native now heads to Ireland, a country that is all too familiar with "Mercenary" due to his feud with Gallagher.

Known around "The Emerald Isle" as "Pikeman," Brian Moore will be making his third appearance in the Bellator cage and his first main event. Having previously competed against top-rated competition the likes of Daniel Weichel and Mike Wilkinson, the 30-year-old SBG Ireland standout most recently stopped Michal Horejsi via punches at Bellator 177 this past April. Moore grew up 90 minutes from 3Arena and will undoubtedly have home field advantage against McKee on Nov. 10.

conor going crazy in bellator cage

That was nuts