AJ Matthews fought mainly for Californian promotions such as King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge.
24 Facts About AJ Matthews
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AJ Matthews faced Herman Terrado on April 9,2011, at Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley.
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AJ Matthews had his first career's defeat via KO in the first round.
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AJ Matthews made his debut against Rudy Bears on October 8,2011, at Bellator 53.
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AJ Matthews faced Charlie Rader on May 25,2012, at Bellator 70.
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AJ Matthews faced Dom O'Grady on October 12,2012, at Bellator 76.
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On May 6,2013, it was announced that AJ Matthews would be featured as a participant on Bellator MMA reality TV show Fight Master.
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AJ Matthews won via unanimous decision after three rounds and following his victory, he selected Randy Couture to be his coach.
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AJ Matthews was defeated via unanimous decision after two rounds.
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AJ Matthews faced future UFC Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad at Bellator 112 on March 14,2014.
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AJ Matthews faced Kyle Bolt at Bellator 131 on November 15,2014.
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AJ Matthews won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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AJ Matthews was expected to face Ben Reiter at Bellator 137 on May 15,2015.
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However, AJ Matthews pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by Benji Radach.
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AJ Matthews eventually returned to face Emiliano Sordi at Bellator 141 on August 28,2015.
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AJ Matthews won the fight via TKO after his opponent's corner stopped the fight between rounds one and two.
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AJ Matthews faced Ben Reiter at Bellator 156 on June 17,2016.
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AJ Matthews faced Hisaki Kato on October 21,2016, at Bellator 162.
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AJ Matthews lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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AJ Matthews faced Andre Fialho at Bellator 181 on July 14,2017.
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AJ Matthews fought Kendall Grove at Bellator 193 on January 26,2018.
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AJ Matthews faced Logan Storley on August 17,2018, at Bellator 204.
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AJ Matthews lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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On May 3,2021, it was announced that AJ Matthews was no longer under contract with Bellator.