While McKee was battling Campos at Bellator 236, it was a potential bout against food poisoning that McKee was battling before the event.
?Before the opening morning workout I actually ran six miles to the mountain and back,? McKee said after the event (via Mike Bohn & Matt Erickson of MMA Junkie). ?I threw up four times on the run, I think I had slight food poisoning. I don?t know. I knew I just needed to get it out of my system whatever it was. It was nothing really. It?s a mindset. I?m going to fight regardless. I?m a warrior, I?m always going to fight.?
McKee passed all pre-fight medicals leading up to the event, so whatever he was battling may have passed before the fighter entered the cage.
A victorious McKee now moves onto the semi-finals of the featherweight world grand prix and the fighter doesn?t care who he faces next.
?I could give a (expletive) less, honestly,? McKee said. ?I pay attention to my side. The belt?s irrelevant at that point because I?ve still got to fight until I get it. My next concern, if I had a concern about anything, is on Caldwell and Borics. I?m comfortable off my back, so Caldwell, go ahead, you can take me down. Striking-wise, I?m probably one of the most elite strikers in the game ? not just Bellator.?
No word has been given yet as to when the semi-finals of the featherweight world grand prix, as there are still three quarterfinal round bouts that have to take place first.