Kevin Lee doesn’t know who released the footage, but he’s determined to find out.
On Tuesday, a clip went viral on social media that shows Lee (20-8) at Kill Cliff FC getting dropped after attempting a flying knee in sparring. Lee staggers to his feet, clearly dazed from the blow, and his caught by former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
“Idk who posted that video or why but I’m heading right now to find out,” Lee wrote Wednesday in a post on X. “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”
The origin of the video remains unclear. In the comments of one reposting that tallied over 1 million views, some commenters claimed the footage originated from the Instagram story of Magerram Gasanzade, an 11-1 Azerbaijani bantamweight who competed most recently for RIZIN.
Idk who posted that video or why but I’m heading right now to find out. 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…
— Kevin Lee MTP (@MoTownPhenom) February 5, 2025
Lee, 32, is currently rostered by Global Fight League (GFL). He’s retired and un-retired multiple times in recent years, openly discussing his up-and-down feelings toward fighting.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Kevin Lee wants answers after leaked sparring footage shows rough knockdown
