MIAMI – Kevin Lee doesn’t think his UFC release was solely based on his performance.
The former lightweight contender thinks his career with the Las Vegas-based promotion was cut short due to the company’s contract disputes with its heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou. Lee (18-7) and Ngannou share the same management company, Creative Artists Agency.
Lee was released from the UFC in November. According to his manager, Marquel Martin, “The Motown Phenom” had multiple fights left on his contract when the UFC decided to terminate it.
