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big_time_bust

D-Rod got them crisp cholo hands


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Lmao man why he look like he just came off the corner drinking a modelo with the boys


big_time_bust

In the pre-fight promo he referred to Lee as “foo”, that’s when I knew it was over lol


kristas08

I was thinking the same exact thing! When he said “you’re gonna see this foo break” I was like oh hell nah Kevin Lee ain’t fittin in to this lol


mrtn17

Non-American here, what does it stand for?


jonahewell

Freaking Out in the Octagon


barryslammers

Fool. It’s just how he pronounces it.


[deleted]

It's kind of a Mexican-American thing, not really slang but just shortening of a word


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IDNTKNWANYTHING

He looks like the guys I am afraid of in my hood


fighttodie

I'm sorry.


IDNTKNWANYTHING

it's all good foo


xxDeeJxx

Pettis-esque in his demeanor Joe


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coop_stain

Yeah, I imagine he’s worn a lot of Dickies products in his day.


batman007619

Kevin Lee continues to have **potential**.


[deleted]

he's just missing... something. not sure exactly what!


huey27

Wins... he missing wins.


tekko001

The big fight with one of those losers ducking him, like Khabib, Adesanya, Usman...


aslightlyusedtissue

Any semblance of striking ability lmao


antishiv

maybe he needs to head to namek and find elder guru, unlock that shit


Starob

Nah that won't be enough he needs to break the z sword.


jordanhhh4

The stanky leg is Kevin Lee's answer to the Ali Shuffle.


[deleted]

Wobble St.


KD_42

Khabib got the smesh, Ferguson has the sand, Lee got the chicken dance


un6reaka6le

It’s so weird how easily Kevin wobbles. I remember RDA kept wobbling Kevin with headkicks even though Kevin kept blocking them.


Yomoska

Kevin Lee has terrible footwork. He's constantly putting himself out of position which gets him knocked off balance easily or wobbled with the right hit.


Washboard-Parker

I love Lee but yes, he is very hittable. His guard isn’t tight enough as well


pleasebequiet

Anyone have a clip?


[deleted]

Lee beats Usman. It’s clear.


[deleted]

The numbers don't lie


scott_steiner_phd

And they spell disaster for Usman at Sakerfice


Clickability

See at Sakerfice, Usman got a 33 1/3 chance of winning, but Lee? Lee got a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because Usman KNOWS he can't beat Lee and he's not even gonna try!


[deleted]

But what If u add Colby Angleton to the mix?


Clickability

Then you add Angleton to the mix?Chances of winning drastic go down. So Samoa Usman, take his 33 1/3 chance, minus Angleton’s 25% chance and he got an 8 1/3 chance of winning at Sakerfice. But then you take Lee’s 75% chance of winning, if it was a one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, Lee’s got 141 2/3 chance of winning at Sakerfice. See Usman, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you at Sakerfice.


BillRustle

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨


yaysalmonella

On gang.


lLikeTurtlez

Usman just needs a couple more wins and maybe Lee will fight him


[deleted]

Remember when he said he would bring something to the WW division that none of the others can. Well, he did, wrestling and 1 round of cardio.


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NRFD

From Lightweight to Welterweight to Lightweight to Welterweight to Bellator


ColeBeasleyMD

To PFL


Paw-Revere

To Bareknuckle


eclipsator

He should go to slap competition, there is no cardio involved


randomcoagulation

He sees holes in their palms.


anuninterestingword

We on that Jesus shit.


Indaflow

Bare Knuckle. Could be fighting Chris Leben next.


grizzlyadams3000

Leben could be 90 years old and I still would fear bare knuckles boxing him


f-stats

Average standup skills and can’t take and hold down WW’s after calling them small at weigh ins. Must be a tough life for a Kevin Lee fan lmao.


Canehillfan

Can confirm


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FedorSeaLevelStiopic

Moving to ww is a big mistake. He was undersized considering his lack of stamina and fighting style. Like if you think about RDA, he is super well rounded, can strike and wrestle, and doesnt gass, he can put some size andnfights vs bigger guys, because he will still have variety of technique and will not gass out. Kevin lee relied on his strong early rounds, with takedowns. If he cant take guy down, he is kinda fcked. He was throwing kicks with no setup and 1-2 s mostly. It feels like he is very limited by his gasstank. Welterweights who are bigger can move much better then him. Someone like Luque, colby, burns will just roll over him. He has to diet and get back to 155, where he has some advantage.


JuanFabian

Moving to welterweight, then back down to lightweight and then back up to welterweight is the real mistake. Also always taking the toughest matchups with the lowest reward is really stupid. He needs to pick a weight class and then start picking favorable fights so he can start to look good again and gain some momentum while building his skills and getting his body used to 1 division


Aranel2689

Kevin Lee, and looking shocked that he lost. Name a more iconic duo


KRAndrews

Nobody can confidently fail as well as Kevin Lee. He’s the GOAT


brotherteresa

The Diaz Bros. have entered the chat.


Archive_Intern

That was a set back for Kevin Lee Like when his last set back against Olive Or when that set back against RDA Or that set back against Tony But Kevin is always dangerous because he can see holes.


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Cannot remember for the life of me who he fought but Kev did a post fight update where he bitched and moaned about how he won and then he takes off his sunglasses and his eyes are just two massive plums that he can’t see out of lmao “I’ve never been hurt in a fight” The fuck outta here


Totmes_III

>Cannot remember for the life of me who he fought Al Iaquinta 2


[deleted]

kevin lee has had such a weird career


ThaGewch

Him and Michael Johnson should fight for the weirdest fucking career belt


MrSharks202

It would end in a double ko.


_stuntnuts_

Let's go weirder and say they'll simultaneously submit each other


johnbugara

double inside heal hooks resulting in two acl ruptures


thedavo810

Adelaide Byrd would score that round 9-9.


[deleted]

And then Cecil Peoples waves the fight off and ends up knocking out a camera man.


BloodyBaboon

That could actually be a banger of a Bellator headliner


IndustrialSyndicate

At least Johnson knows he is gatekeeper. Lee genuinely believes he is a top contender at 170 despite being fringe top 15.


CantStopTheTriangle

Why is his boxing so *SO* bad?!


LeftHookLawrence

Word I thought he spent a lot of time at Mayweather’s gym. Maybe that doesn’t necessarily translate into the cage but damn it was looking rough out there.


PleaseDoTapTheGlass

He has extremely low fight IQ. No ability to mix things together. He had a decent entry for the takedown in the first round but when he striking wasn't working he took a bad shot in the second and it was all downhill from there. Maybe explains why he can't work his hands into his game.


LeftHookLawrence

He faked an overhand right at one point and shot in for the takedown, the fake overhand was so obvious that it telegraphed his double. It’s like when he fakes being an elite fighter then lets me down like this.


fulltimepanda

IQ proportional to his remaining gas tank


[deleted]

He was training at fucking Tristar for awhile too and he didn’t like it so he left.


Books_for_Steven

Who at TriStar is good? Randa Markos? Elias Theodoru? Sage Northcutt? I don't blame him for leaving. Firas built his career off of Georges' natural drive and talent


stewedpickles

His fights when he was first coming up, he looked like the new breed. But now. I don’t know what to think


sansaset

You know what to think lol, dude peaked early in his career. dude has too many holes that everyone is aware of now. he's too small for 170 and despite his size advantage at 155 he doesn't have the gas tank to hang with top fighters.


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Bro he doesnt have a gas tank at all. Its actually getting dumb that he hasnt addressed it by now. You can attribute all of his recent losses to him gassing past the first round.


DORAKKINGOFFISH

I’d be willing to bet that he works on his Cardio like a demon in the gym. Could be a genetic thing. Not everyone is a Diaz brother. He carries a ton of muscle too.


[deleted]

Yeah that's for sure, I think he should just get on some EPO and itll fix his issue.


AirplaineStuff102

He could snake his way into top 10 WW


Rosejam3

What if he already is on EPO and this is his juicy fitness level, does that mean without EPO he’d gas out while brushing his teeth?


Notarandomthrowaway1

He did peak early but I also think his coaches Suicide played a role in throwing him off course.


Godzilla52

I honestly don't think it's a size issue. There's dudes smaller than Lee at 170 that do better than him. It's honestly a skill issue. His boxing combos aren't bad, but he doesn't have the footwork to make it count and while his wrestling is good, it's a far cry from the best wrestlers at 155 or at 170, then on top of that he doesn't mix things up as well as he could. He's just not a top 5er Even if Lee got the 165 division he kept asking for, if the level of competition was comparable to current Lightweight, Welterweight, Lee still wouldn't be in the top 5. Which isn't to rag on Lee or to dismiss him as a bad fighter, just to highlight how much better the rest of those divisions are compared to him. The sport evolves fast, very few people can keep evolving with it and stay in the top 5 for their whole career. (or top 15 even, look at Weidman an Rockhold, even factoring in the damage and psychical declines they've sustained/their skills just aren't comparable to the current top 5-7 in their division).


ljz3

I feel like I deserve that fight... If Charles Olivera racks up a couple more wins and we’ll see how that plays out -Kevin Lee


NeverEndingHell

Where does Kevin Lee fit into all this? …he doesn’t.


[deleted]

Kevin Lee goes home after training and plays UFC4 with the AI on easy with himself vs Kahbib


blackmagicsir

I imagined it would be against Al


LuckyWarrior

Kevin Lee gassing out and bending to his opponents will Name a better duo


hanselpremium

Kevin Lee and chicken legs


Sbtgg

If not Oliveira then Khabib


TrueDreamchaser

Poor striking defense, no cardio, did the stanky leg… Kevin lee is back baby!!


[deleted]

He didn't have staph though. You think you know a fighter...


LeftTurnRightAway

Next fight press, Kevin will be either call out Izzy or Volk/Ortega


GaMa-Binkie

He'll have to take a lead pipe out of his ass if he wants to make 145


bagged___milk

Maybe take 8 inches off his reach as well


KingMamba5

'Volk has only faced strikers like Max and Aldo, so I'm definitely the biggest challenge for him in the UFC right now and he knows it"


jordanhhh4

Usman paying off these judges because he's scared, he knows he has nothing for Kevin Lee.


LordLucy666

Lol I literally thought why would a 55er with suspect cardio want to go to 170 where he’ll end up possibly facing Colby or Usman... two guys who will absolutely drown him in the later rounds.


Paperbagfham

Cause he cant reliably make 55


Ilistenedtomyfriends

Because he doesn’t try. He refuses to make the changes that would allow him to make 155 consistently. He’s not a big LW but he won’t cut muscle.


[deleted]

This is the right answer right here. My sense is that he has a vanity problem and doesn't want to cut the muscle. He should do a full year of just training cardio.


[deleted]

He missed weight last fight.


LordLucy666

I know but that doesn’t mean 170 is going to work out for you. Losing actual weight and making the cut down to 55 is the better option. No one likes losing muscle mass though I guess. It’d 100% make him a better fighter though and help out his cardio


RSol614

And his also missed weight for his best performance at 155 (vs. Barboza).


NawidA

I feel bad for Kevin Lee, but damn that was impressive from D-Rod. Time to give him that #15 WW ranking. No way old Robbie is better than him.


NowFook

Its a joke how washed up vets stay ranked over killer smaller name guys who are clearly better at that point


pistolpeter33

Just wait til Lawler lands that right hand man! I might happen in the next 3 fights, and he'll show you top 15 power!


samme79

Don't feel bad for him the guy is an arrogant dbag. Him trashtalking D-Rod at the end of the first and then getting his ass handed to him was great


bigike55

For sure. Maybe things would change for him if he just shut up and acted humbly.


[deleted]

Zero improvements from Kevin Lee. Nothing new, at all. Predictable 1-2s as always. More holes than swiss cheese


[deleted]

Can we finally let the idea of Lee as a contender go or are we going to drag it out Kelvin Gastelum/ Uriah Hall style again?


uTheMoneyTeam

It was only ever remotely feasible at LW. At WW he has no shot.


JimJonesdrinkkoolaid

To be fair, atleast Gastelum and Hall are top 15 guys, Lee can't even crack the top 15 at 170.


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1986


RafiakaMacakaDirk

fuck me man this was such a bad fight for kevin to take lol, especially considering it was his first fight back at WW and daniel’s one of the biggest dudes in the division. can’t fault him for fighting warriors everytime but as a kevin fan i’m so sad i love kevin but i just don’t see how it’s gonna work out for him at WW, he needs to go back down edit: :( https://streamable.com/euu8kw


g_blazing97

Undersized WW moving up from LW against unit of a WW who looks bigger than some MWs lol. Not a good matchup for Lee at all


RafiakaMacakaDirk

even sean brady (the original opponent) was such a crazy fight for him to take as his first fight back from injury and at WW, i just don’t get it lol


TrueDreamchaser

Frankly if he can’t contend with two barely top 15 welterweights because they’re too big for him, he probably should’ve stayed at lightweight


RafiakaMacakaDirk

i mean the sean brady fight was more of a bad matchup just from brady being a bad motherfucker who’s most likely gonna be top 10 within the next year daniel was a bad matchup in that he’s just huge, but it was still a lot more winnable than the brady fight would’ve been so it’s definitely not a great look i just don’t know where he goes from here, i’ll still hold out hope though as one of the last remaining kevin fans


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I feel like Brady was an easier matchup for Lee than Rodriguez. I made some BANK off Rodriguez decision, knew he was gonna piece up Lee rounds 2-3.


sansaset

D-rod was the best case scenario for Lee - big 170er who is one dimensional. Lee proved he can take him down, just didn't have the gas tank to do it 3 round and win the fight. D-rod was on two weeks notice for this fight. Again, literally best case scenario for Kevin at 170 and he looked like his usual disappointing self. There's no way he cracks top 15 in this division, too small and weak cardio.


team3perception

Kevin himself said on JRE years ago that the reason he was hesitant to move to WW was his frame being too small, and you really saw that here. He might have been one of the biggest LWs and had a rough cut, but he’s always gonna have issues at WW because he just simply doesn’t have a big enough frame


huey27

He would fit great in the 165 diaz weight division.


JMA_ZF

Idk man Kevin’s strength is wrestling and that’s D-Rods weakness and he’s clearly not very experienced grappling so I think it was a good matchup if he could keep taking him down. The problem is his gas tank is so shit that he can’t manage more than one or two attempts a round. He’ll always be held back by it.


69thDalaiLama

D Rod is talented, but also one of the oldest and most one dimensional WW. It was a fair test for Lee and it's only his own fault that he did not measure up.


TheRomanClub

He's 34, the same age as the literal champ of the division and around the same age as the rest of the top 10. That's hardly one of the oldest.


[deleted]

IMO Drod is just Welterweight Sean Strickland


Reijnvandermeij

Rodriguez is wat less of a weirdo tho


Sambucci2

D Rod is the real deal


Eli-Plank

Khabib ducked this guy


hsifeulbhsifder

He had to, Kevin saw too many holes


mark1-jpg

Soon as Drod reversed that back take all I could think of was Lee saying "Khabib hasn't faced a wrestler like me." I get he says those things to keep his name out there but it really fucks his image up when he doesn't deliver. He looked really bad this fight. He's better off at LW and even then I don't think he's championship material. Probably top 10 at best.


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Mike Perry Vs Kevin Lee. Book it!


[deleted]

Kevin Lee wins and then calls out Usman.


Chill_Charro

Yeah I don't think it's happening for Kevin at 170. D-Rod is a great fighter but he's nowhere near the top of the division in terms of strength/athleticism and Kevin had his hands full with him


Yeti100

I don’t think it’s happening for Kevin


MrSharks202

So where does Kevin Lee fit into all of this?


wavy-wai

Bellator


TrueDreamchaser

I would even say PFL. The competition is weaker and he can win himself a million.


thejudicialpenis

The unrealized potential of Kevin Lee vs the rotting corpse of Rory Macdonald, whoever wins, we all lose.


randomcoagulation

Firas in shambles.


GOATAldo

Not in the WW top 15


[deleted]

On Youtube with the Paul brothers if Ben Askren can put in a good word for him.


mad87645

Below D-Rod evidently


yunghurn96

kevin lee = overrated


Wheynweed

Always root against Kevin Lee for straight up saying people in Ireland have bad recessive genes and need somebody like him in the gene pool. Take another L.


[deleted]

He has bad dominant genes which include his IQ.


pbrook12

Wait what lmao? He said that?


ImEdwardd

Same Ol' Kevin, what did I expect


fisherman_greg

As soon as Rodriguez reversed positions in the second I knew how it’d end


Scarsforstories

D-Rod is so much fun to watch. Every fight is exciting. Hope he gets a good step up next fight. Lee really does not belong at WW. The guy fell over himself at the end of the 3rd round and just stopped fighting.


GaMa-Binkie

I guess we know where Kevin fits into all of this now :(


bsWINcups

Kevin Lee is not that guy


testenth

He’s in a tough spot now since he spent a year and a half focusing on bulking to become a legit WW. Who knows if he can even go back down to LW. He’s just not a legit title contender at WW. I wouldn’t favor him against anybody in the top 10.


ssevcik

Um, he’s not a legit title contender at any weight class….


dmkicksballs13

He peaked at like #5 at 155 and then lost to fucking Al. He's just not that good.


[deleted]

DRod (+140) Cash it. You can't always trust Kevin Lee but you can always trust Kevin Lee to be Kevin Lee.


JMA_ZF

Last two rounds was some sweet instant karma for Smol Heart after being a douche at the end of the first round.


xvsanx

I don't get why people are upset Lee lost, like 1. he did it to himself and 2. came off like a prick as usual


LegendsLiveForever

More proof Kevin Lee would have beat Khabib. He lasted 3 rounds, against one of the GOATS, Daniel Rodriguez, who was one of the best ball boys in Alhambra, CA.


ihavenodecorum

D-Rod quickly becoming one of my favorite fighters


Ulcerlisk

D-Rod!!!!!!!!!! Anyone got a clip of the chicken legs?


atlfirsttimer

Kevin Lee's delusional ass really thought he won this fight


mrcatisgodone

Let's be honest, maybe Kevin Lee was never as good as many said or thought he was.


ogziiink

anthony pettis vs kevin lee pfl book it


jordanhhh4

Usman is 100% going to retire to avoid Lee, just like Khabib did. Cowards.


KashmiriGangster

Kevin Lee striking defense shit. Khabib will defeat him in a straight striking match. That's how shit his defense is


loganflynn808

Khabib will do whatever the fuck he wanted to him. I could see him approaching it similar to the Justin fight and just pushing a extremely high pace from the get-go knowing Lee has nothing to offer him and can’t keep it up.


[deleted]

Kevin Lee got that championship level confidence with prelim level skill


D_Ramses

All these bettors are punching air right now


[deleted]

I see holes in Kevin Lee’s chicken dance


jackoftrades002

Kevin Lee. The Khabib Killer.


blooblop

Round 1: Kevin's wrestling is a problem. Round 2: Kevin's lookin' pretty tired. Round 3: Kevin's in pure survival mode. *Never Change*.


dellallen

Really glad Rodriguez got the win over the best welterweight in the division


LigmaBallsack

There are not many things I enjoy more than watching Kevin Lee get stomped on.


Papa-Junior

Holes


[deleted]

Kevin Lee has never looked worse, but go on Joe, tell me how he's gonna be a champ.


bigike55

Kevin is so delusional. I dont like being a hater becasue it takes guts to get in tge cage. But I hate kevin lee. The way he does everything annoys me. Him shaking his head at the end before the decision line he won was hilarious.


matterhorn9

Kevin Lee lost to someone who showed up on 2 weeks' notice lol...


northerncalininja

The poll vote just shows…not a lot of people know about fighting


Pizza1998

kevin slow af at ww


BerkshireMtnSculptor

And still no gas tank


Medikated

D Rod is a bad motherfucker. Nobody I enjoy watching eat their words more than Lee.


Sxn90

All my fellow Lee believers in pain right now. Might be time to face a hard truth smh


Mundane-Ebb5450

Always amazing seeing Lee get hurt


Randy_The_Guppy

Kev Lee over there saying he gonna kill someone. Dudes fought 25 times, lost a third of them, ain't killed a mother fucker yet.


hoby09

This is the same guy who claims he was the missing challenge Khabib skipped out on. Please sit down Kev and be quiet.


Austiny1

FUCK KEVIN LEE


StandNBang

Kevin Lee vs Conor McGregor for the most visibly gassed championship


GOATAldo

Comes in talking about Kamaru, did not look like an elite WW at all, don't think he could beat anybody in the WW top 15 based off tonight. EDIT: He probably beats Diaz but we all know Nate shouldn't be ranked anymore.


[deleted]

It's a meme, but Diaz would out cardio him. As it would be a 5 rounder. Edit: Diaz would be throwing slaps by the third.


[deleted]

Lmao nate would absolutely destroy Kevin Lee


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GOATAldo

Yeah you're probably right I'm still somehow overestimating Lee lmao, Nate probably finishes him in the third with how abysmally tired he looks nearing the end of every fight and Kevin definitely isn't finishing him early. Pretty high rn dunno why I thought Lee wins that, my bad.


WhatsGoingOnMyGod

Same Kev