Kindred Spirits

While matchmakers loaded the Professional Fighters League’s “PFL vs. Bellator Champs” card with can’t-miss pairings this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Clay Collard views his showdown with A.J. McKee as a guaranteed “Fight of the Night.”

“He likes to throw down, and he’s not like a lot of fighters that are kind of b----made,” Collard told Sherdog.com. “He’s in there to scrap, and that’s what I’m all about. I want to inflict violence on these fools.”

Collard—the 2023 PFL lightweight tournament runner-up—is no stranger to violent encounters. His semifinal showdown with Shane Burgos in August is considered one of the best fights in PFL history. Even though Collard fell short of the…