AJ McKee vs Salamat Isbulaev set for PFL on June 27 in San Diego

AJ McKee will face Salamat Isbulaev on June 27 in San Diego in a significant PFL lightweight matchup. McKee is ranked number 2 in the division while Isbulaev holds the number 6 spot. The post expresses confusion about PFL's matchmaking strategy for Isbulaev, noting that his PFL debut was against number 3 ranked Jesus Pineda, whom he knocked out in the first round. Despite that impressive victory, Isbulaev was only ranked sixth rather than moving up to third. Now he faces former Bellator champion McKee, one of PFL's strongest fighters, without receiving easier matchups to build momentum. The commentary questions whether matchmakers are being unusually harsh or actually showing faith in Isbulaev by giving him a challenging path to the title.