Kevin Lee has been chasing a fight with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for quite a while now. After a failed attempt to move to welterweight, a fourth-round submission loss to Rafael dos Anjos in May, Lee will be dropping back down to 155 pounds to take on Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244. Lee (18-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) said his move back down to lightweight was largely due in part to Nurmagomedov’s continued dominance in the division, a challenge he’d love to take on some day. “This is the title that I want to have,” Lee told MMA Junkie.
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Kevin Lee says he’s not afraid to wrestle UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov if given chance – MMA Junkie