Was kevin lee hype ever justified?

[Bangkok ready d1]

He's the eric silva of this generation by now, but was the hype ever justified? I guess his best win by now is a dehydrated chiesa and even in his best wins like against edson he had bad moments.

 

[Tairy Hesticles]

No

 

[WuDi]

No. He's fake af.

 

[Slatersan]

When he was rising the ranks of lightweight it seemed possible that he could become champ one day. The more he fought the more clear it became that he wasn’t champ material.

 

[YungSithLxrd]

I think it was justified bc the potential was there. And he was on the rise and still in his formative years of fighting. Now obviously no hype should be justified

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

When he was rising the ranks of lightweight it seemed possible that he could become champ one day. The more he fought the more clear it became that he wasn’t champ material.

this. at lw he had a chance to be an elite fighter.

 

[I WILL CUT YOU]

Not at all, best stanky leg of his generation by far.

 

[LilNicky95]

Kevin Lee is primarily a wrestler but his cardio can’t sustain his wrestling heavy style…..so then he has to rely on his spotty stand up.


Also, it does not help that he has retained a bloated, goofy former can-kickboxer as his striking coach in Dewey something/the clown shown below.

Black-Edmund at best.

 

[BigGing]

Ehhhh kinda sorta. He had potential but people probably read too much into the first few rounds of the Ferguson fight

 

[LilNicky95]

this. at lw he had a chance to be an elite fighter.

He looked good against Tony….in the 1st round.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

Kinda, but way over done... the Chiesa fight made him... of course now we know Chiesa is horrible so it didn't mean that much in hindsight

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

this. at lw he had a chance to be an elite fighter.

Not sure how good he could've gotten, but he rushed his career way too quick and was fighting dudes he wasn't ready for. He should've slowed his career down like Islam for example.

 

[Kuggk]

I still have hope for him

 

[Hollywood Jack]

He's the eric silva of this generation by now, but was the hype ever justified? I guess his best win by now is a dehydrated chiesa and even in his best wins like against edson he had bad moments.

He had potential if he shored up the holes in his game. Obviously he hasn't. Also he's a bit of a tweener. He's too bulky to reliably make 155, but his height and skill set is much more suited to 155 than 170.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

His best win is against Gregor Gillespie, in my opinion, rather than Edson Barboza.

That win alone should buy him some more time in the UFC even if they feel he might not be value for money.

The UFC might be ready to gamble on Lee going away, realising his potential in another promotion, before coming back in 5-6 years time.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he turned up at PFL, won a Grand Prix on the 2nd or 3rd attempt, then reappeared in the UFC a better fighter.

At this point he just hasn't realised his potential and he won't do so in the UFC. He's priced out of getting easy fights, but PFL have quite a few. He'd beat someone like Natan Schulte, and he's one of their better lightweights. But yeah, he shouldn't be fighting at 170 wherever he goes.

 

[MeatWagon06]

this. at lw he had a chance to be an elite fighter.

Except he got Son’d by Raging Al twice

 

[Char Jawz]

I'm still going with "He's too big for LW and too small for WW".

He basically has to deplete himself to be a LW and he gets pushed around at 170. He's a classic example of a 'tweener.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Except he got Son’d by Raging Al twice

so what? RDA got ktfo by Jeremy Stephens. he still became a champion. hindsight is 20/20

 

[MeatWagon06]

Kevin Lee is primarily a wrestler but his cardio can’t sustain his wrestling heavy style…..so then he has to rely on his spotty stand up.


Also, it does not help that he has retained a bloated, goofy former can-kickboxer as his striking coach in Dewey something/the clown shown below.

Black-Edmund at best.

Dewey “the clown” Cooper would sodomize you with his bare hands.

 

[MeatWagon06]

so what? RDA got ktfo by Jeremy Stephens. he still became a champion. hindsight is 20/20

Lee moved up after losing the second Al fight is what I mean. And then he lost to RDA as well.