Bellator’s busy schedule to close out the year continues Friday with Bellator 187, which takes place at 3Arena in Dublin, with a main card that airs on Spike via tape-delay.

After a bevy of changes to the lineup, a featherweight contest headlines the event. Undefeated A.J. McKee (9-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) goes for history when he takes on Ireland’s own Brian Moore (10-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) in a matchup that could prove to be the toughest test for the 22-year-old “Mercenary” so far in his young career.

For more on the numbers behind Friday’s Bellator 187 fight card, check out 15 pre-event facts.

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Main event

McKee, 22, is the youngest of the eight scheduled main-card fighters.

McKee competes in his first Bellator main event.

McKee’s nine-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest active streak in the company.

McKee’s nine-fight Bellator winning streak is tied with Ben Askren for the longest streak in company history.

McKee’s nine-fight Bellator winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division and longest in divisional history.

McKee’s nine victories in Bellator featherweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Patricio Freire (14), Daniel Straus (10) and Pat Curran (10).

McKee has earned six of his nine career victories by stoppage.

Moore is 3-3 in his past six fights overall dating back to September 2013.

Moore has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage. His long Bellator victory came by second-round knockout.

Remaining main card

Kevin Ferguson Jr. (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), or “Baby Slice,” is the son of the late Kimbo Slice, ho fought in Bellator, UFC and EliteXC.

Ferguson competes at a 165-pound catchweight for the third time in three pro bouts.

Sinead Kavanagh (4-2 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) enters the event with back-to-back losses after starting her career on a four-fight winning streak.

Kavanagh was unsuccessful in her Bellator women’s featherweight debut at Bellator 182 in August.

Maria Casanova (3-5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) makes her Bellator debut with just one victory in her past five fights dating back to November 2016.

Paul Redmond (13-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), 31, is the oldest of the eight scheduled main card fighters.

Redmond is 3-1 since his release from the UFC roster in July 2015.

Redmond has earned four of his five career submission victories via toe-hold.

For more on Bellator 187, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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