Kevin Lee was going to take the Charles Oliveira fight under one condition: He gets Islam Makhachev right after. Lee (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) will head into enemy territory in March when he headlines UFC on ESPN+ 28 against the streaking Oliveira (28-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC). But why not Makhachev first after all of their Twitter talk? Lee explains that the UFC didn’t think Makhachev was ready. “That was one of the stipulations behind me taking this fight against Oliveira, is I for sure get Islam,” Lee told MMA Junkie. “They can’t hide him from me no more
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