L. Santos has already knocked out K. Lee (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC)
the news that Tony Ferguson e Kevin Lee will fight for the interim lightweight belt at UFC 216, on October 7th, in Las Vegas (USA), Brazilian Leonardo Santos did not like it. The Nova União athlete was actually the last to defeat Lee – in December 2015, Léo knocked out the North American in the first round. According to the carioca, the fact that his rival is competing for the title is a 'joke'.
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“I'll be honest. His merit, but it's a big joke that he's fighting for the interim belt. I have five wins in the UFC, I haven't lost yet, and they didn't even put me in the top 10. Then people say that the Kevin Lee He fought more times, great, but after he lost to me he fought three times and entered the top 10. (Francisco) massaranduba He had seven fights, hadn't lost to anyone, and only finished 12th. When they want to put someone up there, they put f***, we have to manage. It's his merit, he's been winning his fights, congratulations, but I also think he deserved to be in the top 10, fighting with a top 10. I challenged (Mike) Chiesa at the same time he challenged, then the UFC said that Chiesa already had a fight marked, and look at the Kevin Lee I hadn't even fought with the massaranduba (…). After the Kevin Lee fought with the massaranduba, then released three weeks later Chiesa x Kevin Lee. What the f*** is this? It’s impossible to understand,” she declared, in an interview with the Combate channel’s website.
Since beating Lee, Santos has only played once, in the victory over compatriot Adriano Martins. Kevin, in turn, won five consecutive victories. For Léo, this is due to the organization's supposed 'protection' of his rival, since the Brazilian claims he is being unfairly treated for not having yet entered the lightweight rankings.
“They are protecting some guys, that's the big truth, and I've been waiting, asking for a top 10 for ages and they don't put me in, they put the people at the bottom and my name doesn't go up. Then people want to make up excuses: “Wow, Léo doesn’t fight that much”. O To the fifth He didn't fight for two years and was in the top 10 for a long time. Gilbert Melendez didn't fight for a year and was in the top 10. So, that's the biggest joke. (…) The UFC is f***ing me. I was going to fight in June, then it was canceled and they removed me (from the card). We asked what they were going to do, if they were going to hire someone to fight me, and they said they weren't going to hire anyone. They were going to look for someone who was under contract, and then no one agreed to fight within two weeks. They promised me to put it on in July, then when we charged they said the event was full, and we are waiting. Let's see what will happen now. I hope to fight in November or December, at least this year I still have to fight, for the love of God”, concluded the fighter.
TUF Brazil 2 Champion, Leo Santos is undefeated in Ultimate, with five wins and one draw. With a sequence of four positive results, he last acted in October 2016, when he defeated Adriano Martins on points at UFC 204. At 37 years old, his record has 16 wins, three setbacks and one draw.
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