Mitch McKee is diving into the deep finish of the pool in his PFL debut when he battles Sergio Pettis within the PFL Chicago headliner this Saturday. On April eleventh, McKee will tackle a former Bellator MMA champion who has a large combative cache and a notable pugilistic pedigree.
When providing up his ideas about his first combat in PFL transpiring in a principal occasion whereby he might vault towards a bantamweight title shot with a win over Pettis, McKee stated [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, I signed with PFL clearly this Fall after which had a distinct opponent that they have been asking me about. I stated sure to that, however then they got here again like every week or two later and stated would you need to combat Sergio Pettis as an alternative? His opponent, whoever, I don’t know who he was imagined to combat. So yeah, I just about immediately stated sure. So I’ve identified about it for about 5 months now. Yeah, it’s been nice.”
“I imply, it’s been good to learn about it for five months and be capable to put together for it for that lengthy. Put collectively a great combat camp.”
Whereas being squarely centered on the combat itself, however considering among the upward mobility parts that this combat might current to him thereafter, McKee acknowledged [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah. I imply, that’s why I stated sure due to the chance. I imply, I’m not going to show down a chance like that. Clearly I talked to my coaches and all of us really feel like I’m prepared for any such alternative. So yeah, I imply positively get a win right here this subsequent weekend, we’re taking a look at title competition talks. So, very enthusiastic about that. I’m coming into this, prefer it’s my PFL debut. It’s a excessive threat, excessive reward kind of state of affairs. I’m all the time going to guess on myself.”
Mitch McKee forgoes Contender Sequence supply for large alternatives in PFL
Whereas a lot has been made from the magnitude of this PFL bout, there have been truly concurrent contract negotiations of a sure persuasion that have been happening beforehand with the UFC, as McKee quipped [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, so after my, what was it? September of final 12 months, I bought a knockout and just about immediately then we have been in talks with PFL and UFC. UFC type of wished me to attend and to do the Dana White Contender Sequence. In order that after which PFL actually simply wished to offer me alternatives and construct me. Precisely what they’ve completed since then. Yeah, it was simply appeared like they actually; I wasn’t simply going to be one other fighter on the roster like within the UFC.”
“They actually wished to spend money on me and and yeah, I imply, proper after I signed with them, they already gave me this chance immediately. So, they’re positively trying to give me essentially the most alternatives I can. So, I believe it’s an ideal matchup.”
The plan was truly to make his debut within the Skilled Fighters League a bit sooner, however issues finally labored out much better for the unbeaten MMA combatant, as McKee stated [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Yeah, initially once we have been speaking about it within the Fall, it was perhaps going to be Pittsburgh like co-main occasion or one thing. Then they switched it to Chicago principal occasion which I really like that much more cuz all my household and buddies are from Minnesota. So, makes it simpler for everybody to come back watch and assist me. At the moment simply speaking to my spouse’s aspect of the household, they bought a 12 passenger van they’re renting and bringing a bunch of individuals.”
“Yeah, I do know there’s going to be lots of people cheering me on within the area. So yeah, I’m actually excited for the chance, for the matchup, for; simply to get get again within the cage. Yeah, excited for this time.”
