PFL books A.J. McKee vs Salamat Isbulaev for June 27 in San Diego

A.J. McKee (24-2, ranked #2) will face Salamat Isbulaev (10-0, ranked #6) on June 27 in San Diego. The post questions PFL's matchmaking strategy for Isbulaev, noting he received a difficult debut fight against #3-ranked Jesus Pinedo, whom he finished in the first round but did not surpass in rankings, landing at #6 instead. Now Isbulaev faces former Bellator champion McKee, one of PFL's strongest fighters with an impressive resume. The author finds it puzzling that Isbulaev is being given such a challenging path to the title without warm-up fights and questions why he remains ranked #6 rather than #3 after defeating Pinedo.