Former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee is looking to find somewhere that he can truly call home, for the foreseeable future.
"Motown Phenom" has been a bit of a gun for hire as of late and after his UFC return didn't pan out the way he hoped it would, Lee is exploring some new options.
On November 15, he's set to debut on Jorge Masvidal's Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA when he faces off against Saul Almeida.
Lee doesn't see this as a quick stop-gap before signing for another MMA promotion and in fact, believes that he can raise the profile of the sport.
Kevin Lee Believes That He Can Elevate Bare Knuckle MMA Like Mike Perry Has With BKFC
Lee is confident that with his fighting style, he will be very effective when competing in bare-knuckle MMA.
His heavy wrestling style should allow him to negate a lot of the damage that would usually come with competing without the gloves on.
He said in a recent interview with MMA Fighting that he not only believes that this switch will suit him, Lee thinks he can elevate the sport as a result of his success.
The 32-year-old made reference to the impact that Mike Perry has had in bare-knuckle boxing since departing the UFC, going on to become the face of BKFC.
I'm curious to see how I'm gonna pan out. You see guys like Mike Perry really take bare knuckle boxing and take it to a different level because it fit his style really well. I think that bare knuckle MMA, for me, could be that thing that does that or I could be that guy for bare knuckle MMA. You know, I got great kicks, I got great wrestling and I got great top pressure and all of that kind of blends to bare knuckle the best.
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