Having booked his return to combined martial arts over the course of final week, former UFC title challenger, Kevin Lee now has his opponent booked for a light-weight outing towards Saul Almeida at Gamebred Bareknuckle 8 on November 15. occasion in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Lee, a former interim light-weight title challenger throughout his storied tenure within the Octagon, hit the headlines final week having booked his return to combined martial arts competitors below the banner of Lights Out Championship, taking up Thiago Oliveira in a return to his native Michigan.
Sidelined from combined martial arts since he featured towards Rinat Fakhretdinov again in July of final 12 months on the UFC Apex facility, Lee suffered a shocking first spherical guillotine choke submission loss inside simply 55-seconds, dropping his third defeat in his 4 most up-to-date outings within the cage.
Kevin Lee books Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut battle
And with one other UFC alum, Randy Costa reserving a bantamweight title battle with Brandon Davis at Gamebred Bareknuckle 8 in November, fellow Octagon veteran, Kevin Lee is about to tackle the above-mentioned Saul Almeida on the identical card in a light-weight pairing.
Competing for interim light-weight spoils at UFC 216, Lee suffered a 3rd spherical triangle choke submission loss towards arch-rival, Tony Ferguson of their headlining conflict again in 2017.
In his most up-to-date victory in combined martial arts, Lee took foremost occasion honors at Eagle FC 46, touchdown a choice win over former UFC light-weight title challenger, Diego Sanchez in a once-off tremendous light-weight matchup at 165lbs.
Over the course of his combined martial arts profession, Lee has scored notable wins over the likes of Efrain Escudero, Jake Matthews, Michael Chiesa, Edson Barboza, and Gregor Gillespie.
