Nurmagomedov, the undefeated UFC lightweight contender who is anticipating a return on Dec. 30 at UFC 219, has been a common trash-talk target of Lee’s over recent months, and on Monday, Nurmagomedov finally fired back, taking aim at Lee’s approach to UFC 216 and conditioning when asked about the American’s third-round interim title loss to Tony Ferguson.
“I think [Ferguson] won because Kevin Lee was fighting with him like chicken. That’s why he won,” Nurmagomedov said Monday on The MMA Hour. “[Lee] talked too much. He was not focused on the fight; he was focused on, I think, promoting the fight.