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Kevin Lee set to make Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut

Having booked his return to mixed martial arts over the course of last week, former UFC title challenger, Kevin Lee now has his opponent booked for a lightweight outing against Saul Almeida at Gamebred Bareknuckle 8 on November 15. event in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Lee, a former interim lightweight title challenger during his storied tenure in the Octagon, hit the headlines last week having booked his return to mixed martial arts competition under the banner of Lights Out Championship, taking on Thiago Oliveira in a return to his native Michigan.

Ex-UFC star Kevin Lee books fighting return at Lights Out Championship against Thiago Oliveira
Kevin Lee set to make Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut 2

Sidelined from mixed martial arts since he featured against Rinat Fakhretdinov back in July of last year at the UFC Apex facility, Lee suffered a stunning first round guillotine choke submission loss inside just 55-seconds, dropping his third defeat in his four most recent outings in the cage.