Kevin Lee, Diego Sanchez, set up to fight at 165 in Eagle FC debut in March 2022
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It seems like Kevin Lee will finally make the resurrection of his prime and the first step will officially take place early next year. Lee is going to fight in 165 lbs weight class introduced by Eagle FC, which is owned by the former UFC Lightweight Champion and undefeated, retired mixed martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov. Lee, in his Eagle FC debut will get the honours to fight a legend of the UFC and MMA in general.
Lee’s opponent is former UFC Lightweight and also the winner of the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter, Diego Sanchez. Sanchez is back to fighting after coming off a health-conscious battle from both Covid and Pneumonia. Before that, Sanchez was contentiously released by the UFC even before competing in his last fight against Donald Cerrone and was given the show money regardless.
That release which was rooted by the UFC and Sanchez’s ex-coach Joshua Fabia beefing on the fighter’s medical history left a bad taste about the company in Sanchez’s mouth and is now ready to get past it with the signing in to the new promotion.
Kevin Lee reveals location for Diego Sanchez fight as he makes his much anticipated Eagle FC debut
The fight was announced officially when Lee took to Instagram to upload a post and captioned “Christmas came early this year! Contract signed. I’m fighting the first-ever Ultimate Fighter on March 11th in Miami #EagleFC“ The post is however deleted now.
Lee and Sanchez, both last fought in the UFC. Sanchez fought last in 2020 at UFC 253 and Lee fought in August 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30, both the fighters lost to their respective opponents via unanimous decision. But as they move on to a promotion which for them seems to make things in their career much better, they might deliver an entertaining fight. Who do you think wins between Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee?
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