FORMER UFC star Kevin Lee has vowed to hunt down the person responsible for leaking viral footage of him being knocked down in sparring.
A clip of the former interim 155lbs title challenger being sent crashing to the canvas during a sparring session at Kill Cliff spread like wildfire on X earlier this week.
Former UFC star Kevin Lee threw a flying knee at one of sparring partners during training[/caption]
Lee ended up being countered by a big overhand right[/caption]
He ended up falling face-first to the canvas[/caption]
Lee quickly bounced back to his feet but was visibly rocked[/caption]
Lee, 32, was sent hurtling head-first to the canvas by a vicious right hand from sparring partner Mirali Huseynov after throwing a flying knee.
He fell face-first to the mat and was visibly wobbled as he quickly returned to his feet with a little help from former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
Footage of the incident, somehow, made its way online, much to the frustration of ‘The Motown Phenom’.
He wrote on X: “IDK who posted that video or why but I’m heading right now to find out. I
“I can only blame myself for showing mercy and pulling my knee back.
“But it’s training so I thought let me not blast him.
“I see I shouldn’t have been playing around with a guy like that.
“Since MFs wanna start showing sparring imma start showing sparrings from now on.”
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Kevin Lee has vowed to find the culprit for the leaked footage[/caption]
MMA fans and fighters alike took to X to express their disgust at the leaking of the sparring footage.
One wrote: “It was lame to post that video.”
Another said: “You’re right about whoever posted that. Check your circle.”
And another said: “Yeah this was BS.”
One remarked: “Super unprofessional. Posting training videos is the ultimate p***y move.”
Another chimed in: “Never should have been posted.”
Huseynov addressed the incident on social media, saying: “It was not my point to hit him hard.
“[He threw a] flying knee coming, what should I do?”
He added: “He [Kevin Lee] is my favourite partner, we always work hard.”
It was announced last month that Lee – who has had two stints with the UFC – has signed with the newly-founded Global Fight League.
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