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A.J. McKee Submits Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 253, Advances to Featherweight Grand Prix Finals

Thanks to Bellator 253's main event, we now know one finalist for Bellator MMA's featherweight grand prix.

Darrion Caldwell was thought to be a major challenge for A.J. McKee, but the former Bellator bantamweight champion was unable to mount much offense. McKee (17-0) was able to latch in a neck crank after a successful takedown by Caldwell (15-4) that forced the former champ to submit at 1:11 of Round 1. McKee will now face the winner of Patricio Freire and Emmanuel Sanchez for the featherweight championship.