When talking to MMA Junkie, he cited Zahabi as the main reason for his move and also stated that he is looking forward to training with the likes of Georges St. Pierre and Rory MacDonald. He also spoke about why he moved back to 155, calling the 170-pound division stagnant.
“Welterweight has gotten a little stagnant”
Although MMA Junkie themselves reported that Lee will be facing Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244, Lee only confirmed that he had a fight, leaving it to the UFC to make it official. When asked about why he moved back to 155-pounds, he said:
He also emphasized on why UFC should have created a 165-pound division:
Lee sounds extremely confident now that he has a head coach in Firas Zahabi. He also revealed that he will make use of his technique and skills rather than getting into “dogfights” which has often been the case in the past.
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