{"id":467288,"date":"2023-01-10T02:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=467288"},"modified":"2023-01-10T02:37:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:37:28","slug":"kevin-lee-explains-how-he-would-be-hurting-his-leverage-by-returning-to-the-ufc-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kevin-lee-explains-how-he-would-be-hurting-his-leverage-by-returning-to-the-ufc-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Lee explains how he would be \u201churting\u201d his \u201cleverage\u201d by returning to the UFC right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Lee has explained how returning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship right now would hurt his leverage.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a while since we saw Kevin Lee in the UFC. The former lightweight title challenger left the company in late 2021 after suffering a loss to Daniel Rodriguez. Ever since then, he&#8217;s only had one fight &#8211; defeating Diego Sanchez in Eagle FC last March.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has often been viewed as a tremendous prospect within the landscape of mixed martial arts. However, it&#8217;s safe to say he hasn&#8217;t been living up to the hype ever since his initial rise to an interim title opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Many are wondering what his next move will be in MMA. As per the man himself, he isn&#8217;t overly interested in an immediate <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kevin-lee-calls-out-khamzat-chimaev-for-his-return-to-the-ufc-dont-act-like-everybody-scared-of-the-man\/\">return to the UFC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Lee discusses being out of the spotlight &amp; plans to fight in 2023 | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qi_JsZSaPWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThat\u2019s been floated out there a few times, and I have thought about it, but I\u2019m not putting energy toward it, to be honest with you,\u201d Lee said. \u201cI feel like there\u2019s so many opportunities in this sport and there\u2019s a big opportunity now with PFL. You know, they just signed Jake Paul. They\u2019re making a lot of waves outside of the fighting realm, outside of the bubble the UFC has created.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Lee calls his shot<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunity outside of it and I\u2019m one of the most experienced guys. You can\u2019t look at anybody who\u2019s unsigned from the UFC that has my record, has fought the people that I\u2019ve fought, and has my age and my upside to me, either. So I would almost be hurting my leverage if I was just to straight go back with the UFC right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2023\/01\/kevin-lee-big-opportunity-with-pfl-would-hurt-career-if-returned-to-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think Kevin Lee should make a return to the UFC this year? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Lee has explained how returning to the Ultimate Fighting Championship right now would hurt his leverage. It&#8217;s been a while since we saw Kevin Lee in the UFC. The former lightweight title challenger left the company in late 2021 after suffering a loss to Daniel Rodriguez. 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