Kevin Lee desires to make it again to the UFC for a 3rd run, and is off to a very good begin with a powerful displaying Saturday.
Lee (19-8) competed in his first battle since leaving the UFC for the second time after a submission loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov in simply 55 seconds at UFC on ESPN 47 final July.
Saturday, Lee took on Bellator veteran Thiago Oliveira (17-12-1) at Lights Out Championship 17, and ended this battle with a good rear-naked choke submission in simply two minutes.
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Kevin Lee is not paid by the hour! Fast work within the @MoTownPhenom‘s MMA return at @LightsOutFights 17!#LightsOutChampionship #MMA pic.twitter.com/QZTLhQ65Zq
— Spectation Sports activities (@SpectationNet) September 29, 2024
The win is Lee’s first since successful a unanimous determination over Diego Sanchez at Eagle FC 46 in March 22, which got here after Lee’s first run with the UFC.
Lee lately informed MMA Junkie his plan is to make it again to the UFC. He was even prepared to compete on Dana White’s Contender Collection for one more shot on the massive stage, which might have been a novel state of affairs for a former UFC interim title challenger.
“The Motown Phenom” already has his subsequent battle scheduled. He’ll tackle Saul Almeida at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA on Nov. 15.
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