Kevin Lee is again in a headlining spot.
PFL announced Wednesday that Lee (20-8) has signed with the league and is about to struggle Gadzhi Rabadanov (25-4-1) in the primary occasion of PFL 5 on June 20. Lee steps in as a alternative for an injured Jay Jay Wilson.
This marks the league debut for Lee, who was beforehand introduced as having signed to GFL this previous December. Nonetheless, with GFL having canceled its scheduled launch occasions that have been to happen on Could 24 and 25, Lee was apparently cleared to maneuver on and signal with one other group.
Lee, 32, was a one-time interim light-weight title challenger within the UFC, later parting methods with the promotion amid a string of uneven outcomes. Throughout his UFC run, he compiled a file of 11-8. He seeks to capitalize on a win picked up on the regional scene this previous September when he submitted Thiago Oliveira inside a spherical at a Lights Out Championship occasion.
The 31-year-old Rabadanov is PFL’s reigning light-weight champion, having gained the league’s 2024 event by defeating Brent Primus within the remaining. He’s presently on an 11-fight win streak courting again to 2020.
Within the different light-weight semifinal waits Primus and Alfie Davis, who’s coming off of a first-round of Clay Collard.
PFL 5 takes place June 20 at INTRUST Financial institution Area in Wichita, Kan.
