AJ McKee, ranked second, will face Salamat Isbulaev, ranked sixth, on June 27th in San Diego. The matchup continues PFL's pattern of giving Isbulaev challenging opponents without appropriate ranking adjustments. In his PFL debut, Isbulaev knocked out third-ranked Jesus Pineda in the first round but was only ranked sixth afterward. The post questions the matchmaking strategy, noting that while the difficult path is interesting to watch, the lack of appropriate ranking progression is puzzling.
