The UFC APEX facility was there to “save the day” when the promotion wanted a spot to stage struggle playing cards throughout COVID-19. However what began as a brief repair has slowly advanced right into a full-time resolution for the world’s largest (and richest) MMA promotion, which may save boatloads of money by eliminating journey prices.
Simply don’t count on any excessive fives or butt slaps from combatants like Kevin Lee.
“I want it was in entrance of extra followers,” Lee mentioned in the course of the UFC Vegas 76 media day (watch the replay right here). “I don’t know the way many individuals are gonna be at APEX but it surely’s kinda silly, I don’t know what we’re doing, you realize what I imply? The pandemic’s over, I don’t know if folks received the message, in the event that they despatched out the telegram. I don’t know what we’re nonetheless doing right here. I get there’s cash available but it surely’s kinda silly.”
Lee (19-7) parted methods with UFC again in late 2021 and made a fast pit cease at Eagle FC, claiming a call victory over fellow UFC export Diego Sanchez. “Motown Phenom” would later re-sign with the Endeavor-owned promotion and can make his return towards Russian welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov this Sat. night time (July 1) at — you guessed it — APEX in Las Vegas.
Residence to “rich-ass motherf*ckers” like Mark Zuckerberg.
“It’s a unique vitality when it’s hundreds and hundreds of individuals screaming, it’s a unique degree of feeling,” Lee continued. “It’s why once I need fights just like the Charles Oliveira struggle once more, it’s a unique feeling. I want that was taking place however I’m gonna make do with what I do. I’m gonna go on the market on Saturday in entrance of the 2, 300 rich-ass motherf*ckers who wanna see me bleed and we gonna get it in.”
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