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The English heavyweight’s knee gave way during the opening exchanges of his fight against Curtis Blaydes.
The event will air live in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Sport.
The Brazilian overcame his American rival, causing him to submit with a rear-naked choke.
Ballymena’s McKee will meet England’s Justin Burlinson for the vacant Cage Warriors welterweight title on 25 June.
There was also success on the night for Drogheda fighter Ciaran Clarke
Adesanya made his fourth successful defence with scores of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.
Victory for the champion on a card that also saw the flyweight title change hands once more.
The MMA athlete-turned-businessman claimed “The vaccines have not worked to stop this whatsoever.”
The final scorecards read 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 for Holloway.
The 35-year-old Dubliner is in Florida as she aims to inflict a rare defeat on Brazilian veteran Cris Cyborg.
Peter Queally and James Gallagher were both stopped in the main events at Bellator 270 in Dublin’s 3Arena.
The fight ended via doctor’s stoppage after McGregor’s leg buckled under him during the first round.
Patrik Schick is a big fan of Nate Diaz.
Deiveson Figueiredo was dethroned by Brandon Moreno in Arizona.
The BJJ master had arrived in Texas boasting more submission wins than anyone else in UFC history.
Valentina Shevchenko kept her flyweight belt and Rose Namajunas regained the strawweight strap at UFC 261.
The fight will take place as part of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena.
Ngannou overwhelmed his opponent to avenge a 2018 defeat.
The 23-year-old Dubliner stopped two-time UFC fighter Rostem Akman last night in London.
Defending champions Jan Blachowicz and Amanda Nunes both retained their titles at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.
The 32-year-old Dubliner suffered the first knockout defeat of his career in the Abu Dhabi rematch.
Dustin Poirier got the better of Conor McGregor in the UFC 257 main event in Abu Dhabi.
The 34-year-old was deemed the victor by all three judges by a score of 29-28.
The UFC star and the Bray boxer were among the nominees for an award decided by a public vote.
The 28-year-old Dubliner is preparing to make his debut on the biggest stage in MMA in 2021.
The Irish mixed martial arts fighter defeated Poirier when the pair met in a featherweight bout in 2014.
The 23-year-old will aim to keep his unbeaten record intact when he faces English opponent Lawrence Tracey.
The Russian has retired unbeaten with an unbeaten professional record of 29-0.
Nurmagomedov defends his UFC lightweight title tomorrow night.
Abu Dhabi played host to UFC 253 overnight.
The fight could be staged in the Middle East though a deal is far from agreed.
Tyron Woodley later revealed he suffered a rib injury during his Las Vegas defeat to Colby Covington.
According to UFC president Dana White, it could be the Brazilian veteran’s final professional bout.
The 41-year-old complained that he was blinded by an eye poke before losing out by unanimous decision.
In his first fight for over a year, the undefeated Dagestani will take on interim champion Justin Gaethje.
‘I’m really not here to get a nice new tracksuit,’ the 24-year-old says. ‘I’m here to take the win.’
He’ll take on Khamzat Chimaev on Fight Island next weekend.
The 32-year-old Donegal man was beaten by Joel Alvarez via submission at UFC Fight Night 172.
The UFC lightweight from Donegal will compete for the first time in 16 months tonight in Abu Dhabi.
The belt will be on the line in Abu Dhabi tomorrow night.