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A.J. McKee Defeats Salamat Isbulaev by Unanimous Decision in PFL San Diego Headliner
A.J. McKee won a unanimous decision over undefeated Salamat Isbulaev in the PFL San Diego headliner. Liz Carmouche submitted Viviane Araujo in the co-main event.
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A.J. McKee defeated Salamat Isbulaev by unanimous decision after three rounds on Saturday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Yardbarker.com reported that McKee scored takedowns in every round, cut Isbulaev near the eye with an elbow in the second round, and finished with ground-and-pound from full mount in the third.
The win improved McKee to 3-0 since returning to the 145-pound division and gave Isbulaev his first professional loss. McKee's professional record moved to 25-2 overall and 4-1 in the PFL, according to Sherdog data cited by yardbarker.com. Isbulaev entered the bout undefeated and had never previously competed past the second round.
In the co-main event, Liz Carmouche submitted Viviane Araujo with a guillotine choke at 2:07 of the second round. Yardbarker.com reported that Carmouche improved to 25-8 and has now won four consecutive fights inside the PFL cage. Araujo fell to 14-8; the loss was her first submission defeat as a professional and her first finish since May 2019.
Alexandr Shabliy defeated Alfie Davis by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27 on all three cards in his PFL debut. Rob Wilkinson stopped Abraham Bably by TKO with second-round ground strikes to end a three-fight losing streak. Jena Bishop defeated Ariane Lipski da Silva by armbar submission at 4:08 of the first round.
