{"id":433745,"date":"2022-02-18T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=433745"},"modified":"2022-02-18T13:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:18:33","slug":"kevin-lee-details-his-new-deal-with-eagle-fc-my-contract-will-make-more-than-most-ufc-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kevin-lee-details-his-new-deal-with-eagle-fc-my-contract-will-make-more-than-most-ufc-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Lee details his new deal with Eagle FC: \u201cMy contract will make more than most UFC champions\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Lee was released from the UFC back in November 2021 after suffering setbacks in four of his final five Octagon appearances.<\/p>\n

The former UFC interim lightweight title contender had multiple fights left on his contract, but the UFC chose to release him.<\/p>\n

Following his departure, \u2018The Motown Phenom\u2019, (18-7 MMA) signed a multi-fight deal with Khabib Nurmagomedov\u2019s Eagle FC promotion.<\/p>\n

In speaking with \u2018MMA Junkie Radio<\/a>\u2019, Lee advised that his debut fight<\/a> against UFC veteran Diego Sanchez will see him earning more money than some UFC champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the best fighters aren\u2019t always in the UFC. There are some guys out in Russia that will beat the f*ck out of you, so my competitiveness in me just drives me to be even better than them \u2013 and that\u2019s just a never-ending process. It\u2019s not like now I can chill, now I\u2019m making a bunch of money, now I can go out there and just have fun. No \u2013 this is a fight. This is a fight for your life at the end of the day.<\/em><\/p>\n

People lose their life doing this type of sh*t, so the competitor in me is still up there and still driving. I\u2019m making a bunch of money, though. That\u2019s the part I\u2019m not upset about. My contract will make more than most UFC champions see, so that part is kind of nice. But the competitor in me still thinks it\u2019s the same game. \u2026 I\u2019m going to make more than UFC champions in my first fight, so we\u2019re having fun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing, Kevin Lee said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best part is getting to make history \u2013 getting to be able to be the one to pioneer this division. I think it\u2019s going to be something that we can look back on and say, \u2018Oh, OK \u2013 this is where it all started.\u2019 The rumblings kind of started in 2017 when we started talking about it first, and it took us five, six years to actually do it, and I think it\u2019ll be another three, four years before it\u2019s really implemented. It\u2019s like the time before where there was no 155, there was no 145, there was no 135 and now you\u2019re seeing all these things start to implement. So to be on the forefront of the 165, it gives me a little more drive in order to get it done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Eagle FC 46 will take place on March 11th in Miami, Florida. It will be Kevin Lee\u2019s debut in the 165-pound division. When fighting in the UFC, Lee moved around from lightweight to welterweight.<\/p>\n

Diego Sanchez last competed in September of 2020 at UFC 253. The former title challenger (30-13 MMA) has won three of his last five fights.<\/p>\n

Will you be watching Kevin Lee vs Diego Sanchez on March 11th?\u00a0<\/sup>Who do you think will be victorious? Share your prediction on PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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