Fighter Uzair Abdurakov (15-1-1 in MMA) came to the weigh-ins wearing a t-shirt that read “If Uzair was weak, his name would be Kevin Lee.” In 2013, Khabib Nurmagomedov wore a “If SAMBO was easy, it would be called jiu-jitsu” T-shirt for a fight with Thiago Tavares.
Abdurakov is set to face Maxim Konovalov in the Eagle FC 50 tournament.
What happens when you meet Kevin Lee in combat?
– In our fight, three things will happen: I will come, I will see it and I will win. In general, it seems to me that he can go to the fight in very good shape and maybe in very bad shape, but I cannot distinguish one thing from him, he is in good shape in wrestling and in striking technique.
– We think he has a cool American wrestling…
– I will not fight it, I will beat it, break it, I will be universal in this fight. I consider him one of the best in our sport, but until you call him himself, he may not pay attention to you. We have such a saying, Kumyk: “until the child cries, the mother will not give milk.”
– You came out in “If Uzair was weak, his name would be Kevin Lee” T-shirt, it’s a reference to Khabib’s T-shirt about sambo and jiu-jitsu before the fight with Tavares. But that was in 2013, and you were 18 at the time.
– And I have been since then, since those fights, when Khabib started pushing with someone at the weigh-ins, to go out in such T-shirts, I just remember him.
How did you decide to make this t-shirt?
– I had such an idea, I consulted with the guys and literally the day before the weigh-in it was printed.
– You have a loss against Mehdi Dakaev, what went wrong in this fight?
– I had to fight him in the third round, but some injuries didn’t allow me to do it – he beat my leg, well done, when I entered the fight, everything went wrong.
Kevin Lee fought in UFC from 2014 to 2021, his MMA record is 19-7, his last fight was at EFC 46 on March 11, 2022.
Abdurakov made his MMA debut in 2017 and was on a 13-0 streak through 2021. Kevin Lee, speaking in the UFC, repeatedly challenged Islam Makhachev and was an interim championship contender in a duel with Tony Ferguson.
Source : MatchTV
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