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Kevin Lee Shares His Thoughts on Getting Matched Up With Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 106

February 25, 2017 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris

MMAjunkie Radio recently interviewed UFC lightweight fighter Kevin Lee. Lee is set to face Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 106. Below are some highlights.

Lee’s thoughts on his match-up with Trinaldo: “I think I’m doing (the UFC) a favor. The kid’s old. He’s getting up there, so they’re like, ‘This mother(expletive) keeps winning fights.’ He’s on a crazy win streak. And it’s like, ‘Damn, he keeps winning fights. We need somebody to go out there and steal his thunder, steal his shine and take that ranking away from him.’ Because I don’t think they want him in that top 5. Clearly I’m much more marketable. But I think in order to make the fight happen, they had to make it down in Brazil, because you’ve got to give and take something. If he’s going to take on a young lion like me, at least it’s got to be in his hometown.”

Lee on his matchmaking: “I don’t know, maybe they were hoping he’d put me out and get that trifecta. That’s why when they approach me with guys like the Russian kid (Mustafaev) or whatever, then I just ask, you know. .. You’ve got to ask. Closed mouths don’t get fed. If they do match me up like that, then I’m like, ‘OK, what’s the deal here? Am I not? What more do y’all want to see?’ And they’ll tell you straight up.’”