Rhys McKee

Skeletor

Northern Ireland

Still searching for first UFC win
WelterweightUFC
March 31, 2024
McKee lost to Chidi Njokuani via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlantic City.
ANALYSIS
The 29-28 scorecard in favor of McKee isn't the worst of all time, but it's up there. There's absolutely a case to be made that he won Round 1, but the total strikes over the course of the final ten minutes were 67-23 in favor of Njokuani, while McKee failed on all seven of his takedown attempts. Finding a second frame to score for Rhys would have been difficult. McKee is now 0-4 with the UFC over the course of two separate stints with the promotion and appears likely to be handing his walking papers once again.
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Matched up with Njokuani
WelterweightUFC
January 10, 2024
McKee will fight Chidi Njokuani at UFC Atlantic City on March 30, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
McKee fell short in his return to the UFC in September, moving to 0-3 within the promotion. Still in search of his first win, McKee will receive an opponent who hasn't won a fight since 2022.
Falls in return to UFC
WelterweightUFC
September 2, 2023
McKee lost to Ange Loosa via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
Released by the UFC in February 2021 after losing his first two fights with the promotion, McKee returned here against Loosa and again didn't show much. To McKee's credit, he very easily could have thrown in the towel after being mauled by Loosa in Round 2. Not only did he fight through it, but he also likely deserved to win Round 3. In the end it didn't matter, but displaying that type of heart could very easily be the difference as to whether or not the soon-to-be 28-year-old Irishman gets another opportunity with the company.
Return to UFC set
WelterweightUFC
July 14, 2023
McKee will take on Ange Loosa in a welterweight bout at a UFC event on Sept. 2 in Paris, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports Friday.
ANALYSIS
McKee was released by the UFC in February of 2021, after dropping both of his two fights with the promotion. After stacking three straight wins while fighting in Cage Warriors, the welterweight will make his return to the UFC and look to pick up his first victory. His opponent Loosa is currently 1-1 in the UFC.
Released by UFC
WelterweightUFC
February 4, 2021
McKee was dropped from the UFC roster Thursday, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
McKee didn't make much of an impression in his brief time with the UFC. He fought just twice and failed to record a win, falling by first-round TKO against Khamzat Chimaev before losing a unanimous decision against Alex Morono.
Struggles continue in Vegas
WelterweightUFC
November 14, 2020
McKee lost to Alex Morono via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
McKee hung around in this fight and generated a fair amount of offense, but his complete inability to properly defend himself was his ultimate downfall. McKee is the type of fighter who is willing to eat a strike in order to land two of his own and that type of strategy rarely works in the UFC. McKee clearly has some things going for him but virtually all of his future potential is tied to the fact he turned just 25 years of age this past September. With back-to-back losses in less than four months to begin his UFC run, McKee may have to rack up a string of victories elsewhere before returning to the company.