Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – Five days before he’s supposed to weigh in at 156 pounds for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112 headliner against Michael Chiesa, Kevin Lee sat at 180 pounds. Lee (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who’s made weight for all 10 of his octagon appearances, says he’ll be able to fulfill his obligation and stay within the lightweight limit Saturday. But convinced that Chiesa (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is about to undergo a similarly tough weight cut, Lee hopes it won’t be that way for much longer. Related Kevin Lee: UFC officials not mad I popped Michael Chiesa at press conference “It’s ridiculous that I have to do that (cut), but that’s what we’ve got to do,” Lee told reporters during a media lunch Monday, ahead of the FS1-televised headliner at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. “That’s one of the big things.
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Kevin Lee argues for a 165-pound division, details how UFC would benefit – MMA Junkie