Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee will hold his next fight not against Russian fighter Islam Makhachev. Today it became known that on March 15 Lee will face Charles Oliveira. They will headline the UFC Fight Night event in Brazil.

Kevin Lee in his Twitter responded to Ali Abdel Aziz, the manager of Islam Makhachev, who recently searched an opponent for his fighter, saying that no one wants to fight Islam.

 Kevin Lee got brilliant victory at UFC 244, knocking out Gregor Gillespie. After the fight, Kevin gave an interview and said he was ready to fight Islam Makhachev. At the same time, Lee said that he would like to fight in Russia.

UFC fighter Kevin Lee is experiencing not his best times. He lost two fights in a row, and in the last four fights he won just once. UFC commentator Joe Rogan expressed an opinion that there is a need to replace Kevin's team. This may help him to restart his career.

At UFC on ESPN+10 Kevin Lee lost by a rear naked choke in the fourth round to Rafael Dos Santos. After the fight he recorded a video message in which commented on his failure: