LAS VEGAS – Rinat Fakhretdinov had to do a double take when he was offered a matchup with Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN 47 . Fakhretdinov (20-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) admits he was caught off guard when the promotion came to him with a fight against Lee (19-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC), who is set to make his return to the octagon Saturday at the UFC Apex after nearly two years away. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+. “The first thought I had was, ‘Is this a prank? No way.
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Rinat Fakhretdinov initially thought UFC on ESPN 47 booking vs. Kevin Lee was ‘a prank’ – MMA Junkie