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Kevin Lee & Islam Makhachev Continue To Call For Fight

Kevin Lee and Islam Makhachev want to fight one another. Recently, Makhachev denied being offered a fight with “The Motown Phenom,” as Lee suggested. “Never been offered KevinLee fight. Just send me the contract @seanshelby@danawhite@ufc@bokamotoESPN“ Recently, Islam’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, suggested he’s having a difficult time finding his client an opponent. “Guys please I need […]

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Kevin Lee and Islam Makhachev want to fight one another. Recently, Makhachev denied being offered a fight with “The Motown Phenom,” as Lee suggested.

“Never been offered KevinLee fight. Just send me the contract @seanshelby@danawhite@ufc@bokamotoESPN“

Recently, Islam’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, suggested he’s having a difficult time finding his client an opponent.

“Guys please I need someone to fight this man Nobody want this business”

Lee, however, takes exception with this suggestion, responding with the following.

“WHaT. Cmon Ali don’t tell me I gotta turn to twitter to get this done. How many times I gotta raise my hand”

Makhachev responded yesterday on Twitter, once again calling for a matchup with Lee.

“Somebody please make this fight happen”

Lee just snapped a two-fight losing streak with a knockout win over Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244 in November. It was quite the bounce back for Lee, who picked up the first-round stoppage win after making the move over to Tristar Gym. As for Makhachev, he’s on a six-fight win streak since suffering the first defeat of his career back in October of 2015.

What do you think about a potential matchup between Lee and Makhachev next?

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Kevin Lee Continues Hounding Islam Makhachev for a Fight

Kevin Lee continues to lobby for a fight against Islam Makhachev and is now taking to social media to make sure his potential opponent is aware of it. Talks of a Kevin Lee vs. Islam Makhachev pairing have been going since the beginning of last year. Le…

Kevin Lee continues to lobby for a fight against Islam Makhachev and is now taking to social media to make sure his potential opponent is aware of it. Talks of a Kevin Lee vs. Islam Makhachev pairing have been going since the beginning of last year. Lee’s dream opponent over the past years has consistently […]

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Kevin Lee Says He’s Waiting On Islam Makhachev To Sign Bout Agreement

Kevin Lee wants a bout with Islam Makhachev and he claims the ball is in the Dagestanian’s court. Lee is coming off a brutal head kick knockout victory over Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244 last month. “The Motown Phenom” hasn’t been…

Kevin Lee wants a bout with Islam Makhachev and he claims the ball is in the Dagestanian’s court. Lee is coming off a brutal head kick knockout victory over Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244 last month. “The Motown Phenom” hasn’t been shy in expressing his interest in a fight with Makhachev, a rising 155-pounder who […]

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Islam Makhachev Denies Being Offered Contract To Face Kevin Lee

Lightweight contender Islam Makhachev has refuted claims that he has been offered a fight contract to face Kevin Lee at UFC 249. Lee recently claimed that he was offered a fight with Makhachev to take place at UFC 249 on April 18, which will notably be headlined by Makhachev’s training partner Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lightweight title […]

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Lightweight contender Islam Makhachev has refuted claims that he has been offered a fight contract to face Kevin Lee at UFC 249.

Lee recently claimed that he was offered a fight with Makhachev to take place at UFC 249 on April 18, which will notably be headlined by Makhachev’s training partner Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson.

Lee added that they were just waiting on Makhachev to agree to the bout.

However, that’s news for the Dagestan native who claims he hasn’t been offered anything. That said, he still wants the fight.

“Never been offered [a] Kevin Lee fight. Just send me the contract,” he tweeted on Sunday.

Lee and Makhachev have gone back-and-forth for a while now and it seems only inevitable that they will finally collide.

Makhachev, though, is confident in getting the win over “The Motown Phenom” as he also responded to a fan’s claim that he would get submitted if they fought:

“Lol. Not in this life,” he replied.

With both fighters seemingly interested in the fight, it should be a matter of weeks until we get official confirmation.

What do you think of the fight? And who do you think takes it?

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Kevin Lee Reportedly Offered Islam Makhachev For UFC 249

Kevin Lee could finally get his long-desired fight with Islam Makhachev next. According to a report from mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter Helen Yee, Lee has been offered a fight with Makhachev. The fight is for April in 2020 on the same card as Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson for the lightweight title. According to […]

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Kevin Lee could finally get his long-desired fight with Islam Makhachev next.

According to a report from mixed martial arts (MMA) reporter Helen Yee, Lee has been offered a fight with Makhachev. The fight is for April in 2020 on the same card as Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson for the lightweight title. According to Lee, all that they’re waiting on is Makhachev’s side to make things official.

“Kevin Lee tells me his next fight offered will be against Islam Mackhachev in the Khabib vs Tony Ferguson card in April in Brooklyn. According to Kevin, they’re waiting on Islam and not sure what the holdup is. Interview coming shortly.”

Lee has a ton of momentum at the moment. He was last seen handing Gregor Gillespie the first loss of his professional career with a hellacious first-round knockout at UFC 244. It was a great performance for Lee, who showed tremendous improvement after making the switch over to Montreal to train with Firas Zahabi at Tristar Gym.

Now, he looks to take on Makhachev, who he believes is a good preview for a potential fight with Nurmagomedov down the line.

What do you think about a matchup between Lee and Makhachev?

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Conor McGregor Beefs With Islam Makhachev Online

Conor McGregor has recently been taking shots online at Khabib Nurmagomedov, but has turned his attention to his teammate in Islam Makhachev. McGregor was recently in Moscow, Russia to announce he was coming back on January 18. The father of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap, said the Irishman should fight Islam Makachev, which McGregor didn’t agree with. […]

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Conor McGregor has recently been taking shots online at Khabib Nurmagomedov, but has turned his attention to his teammate in Islam Makhachev.

McGregor was recently in Moscow, Russia to announce he was coming back on January 18. The father of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdulmanap, said the Irishman should fight Islam Makachev, which McGregor didn’t agree with.

“To Abdulmanap.. I respect your training methods and what you have done. But I laugh at water boy and team nutritionist Islam Makhachev as an opponent. I do not engage in sport combat with convicted steroid cheats. It is your son Abdul! Your middle son. I already got your eldest.”

Makhachev then saw McGregor’s comments and responded to the former two-weight world champion.

“Yes, you more likely take fight with old man rather than another Dagestani smash your face”

For McGregor’s return, it has been mentioned that Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is the frontrunner for the Irishman. Makhachev, meanwhile, has not fought since UFC 242 when he edged out a decision win over Davi Ramos. He was then linked to a bout with Kevin Lee, but the timelines did not match up.

Would you want to see Conor McGregor vs. Islam Makhachev take place next?

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