Kevin Lee had an opportunity to make the jump up to the welterweight division and immediately fight a top contender. He wasn’t into it, though, and decided to turn the fight down. Lee (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) said he was offered a main event spot against Darren Till (17-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 5 in London on March 16. “The Motown Phenom” is one of the biggest lightweights on the UFC roster and has long clamored for the UFC to introduce a 165-pound division. Welterweight could be as close as he gets, but he’s not ready for that move
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