LAS VEGAS -- Kevin Lee is a rising phenom in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight division who personifies Detroit, the hardscrabble Midwestern city where he was raised.
Lee, 23, is aggressive and confident, both inside and outside the Octagon. He is tough as nails, smart and effectively uses the scars he gained growing up in Detroit to make himself one of the top up-and-coming lightweights in the UFC. Even on crutches after a minor injury to his right knee in September while training for his UFC 194 showdown against Leonardo Santos, Lee exuded the unique confidence found in champions, saying he heals “like a wolverine” and will “whoop his ass in spectacular fashion.