Kevin Lee Believes He’s Better at Putting Things Together Than Michael Chiesa

MMAjunkie recently interviewed UFC fighter Kevin Lee ahead of his upcoming UFC Fight Night 112 bout with Michael Chiesa. Below are some highlights.

Lee on his fight with Michael Chiesa: “This fight sells itself. He’s a redneck from the middle of the Redwoods, driving around in an old pickup truck. I’m the young, flashy guy in Vegas in the Benz. Naturally, we’re rivals. You put us side by side, in every aspect of life, we’re rivals.”

His thoughts on Chiesa’s style: “You go, and you even look at his style, his style is very old school. He’s going to get in there, he’s going to be gritty. I’m more technical, being able to gameplan. He’s going to come in there with the same gameplan he comes in every fight with. When you even look at my old fights, sometimes I’m pressing forward, sometimes I’m on the back, sometimes I’m on my move. Sometimes I wrestle. Sometimes I box. Sometimes I kick. I think that’s what’s so intriguing to people, is our clash. That’s what a fight is. A fight is a clash, and we clash in every style of life, so naturally we’re rivals.”

Lee’s thoughts Chiesa in the rankings: “The guy is ranked higher than me for a reason. He’s No. 7 in the world, and he’s very good at putting things together. It’s just that I’m better at all of them.”