Topprankade lättviktaren, Kevin ”The Motown Phenom” Lee #7, tror att lättviktsmästaren, Conor McGregor, har vad som krävs för att besegra Khabib Nurmagomedov. Enligt Lee har Nurmagomedov alldeles för många ’hål’ i sitt game för att besegra irländaren. Han sade även att dagistaniern knappt har utvecklats samt att han blir träffad alldeles för lätt. Genom MMANytt sade Lee följande om den potentiella matchningen.
Yeah, I think Conor would get him, and it would blow people’s minds, and it would blow people’s minds, and it would blow him out of proportion, they would think Conor’s just some f—ing magical god or some whatever, because people are stupid anyway. But, in the real of what it is, Khabib is very hittable. He has a lot of holes in his game, and he doesn’t seem to be patching those holes. You know what I mean? He doesn’t fight very often, you barely get to see him, but the same Khabib that showed up against Edson was the same one that showed up against RDA like six years ago. There’s just no evolution in the man’s game, so… if they were to fight, honestly, I would probably lean towards McGregor. But first, Khabib has to get through Tony.
Nurmagomedov behöver dock ta sig förbi Tony Ferguson först, de båda ställs mot varandra om det äkta lättviktsbältet(?) under UFC 223. Lee är dock inte helt säker på att dagistaniern kommer att ta sig förbi Ferguson.
I’ve been going back and forth on it a little bit, but I’m still pushing the Tony side. I just think Tony’s gonna be a little too much for him. He just does a lot of weird stuff in there. You think you’ve got him, you think that he’s hurt because of the way he moves, and the way he absorbs some of these punches, but he does a good job rolling with em, keep moving forward. I think he’s gonna put the intensity, I think he’s gonna wear Khabib out. I don’t think Khabib can keep that pace, I don’t think Khabib’s ever been five rounds before, and I think Tony can keep it going and keep it pushing and win that mental battle too.
Själv går Kevin Lee match mot Edson Barboza under UFC Fight Night 128 som äger rum den 21:a april. Lee har ett MMA-facit på 16-3 där han har besegrat sina motståndare på följande sätt, en genom knockout, åtta genom submission samt sju genom domslut.
