What’s the issue between MMA fighter A.J. McKee and rap mogul Jay-Z

A.J. McKee is a professional MMA fighter, a former Bellator featherweight champion now competing in the PFL Battle (Professional Fighters League), trained since childhood under his father Antonio McKee. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, is a rap mogul, entrepreneur and co-founder of Roc Nation, the sports and entertainment management company.

My searches turned up nothing connecting the two men, no lawsuit, no public beef, no contract dispute, no recorded comment from either about the other.

It is possible you saw something very recent that has not yet been widely indexed, or the story may have been mislabeled or confused with someone else. If you have a source, a headline, or a date, share it and I can look more precisely. Otherwise I'd rather tell you honestly that I found nothing than hand you a confident-sounding answer built on air.

What I can tell you is that as of September 2026, McKee is active with PFL and has a scheduled fight on the upcoming PFL Battle of the Giants card, while Jay-Z has been in the news primarily around his appeal loss in the defamation case against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, which stemmed from a now-dismissed sexual assault lawsuit. Those are two separate stories with no known connection between them.