That means that Lee\u2019s overall resume is quite strong, but he has yet to prove that he can hang with championship-level competition, a perception that a win over dos Anjos might go a long way towards changing.<\/p>\n
\u201cDos Anjos will be the first former world champion I\u2019ve fought and it\u2019s an opportunity to see where I am,\u201d Lee told Yahoo Sports. \u201cSo I think this fight is really going to be one of the ones where I see where I\u2019m at. I\u2019ll see what I\u2019m made of. He has that title by his name and of course, that does something for you. I don\u2019t take that lightly.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dos Anjos is currently rated as the No. 3 contender in the welterweight division, while Lee sits as the No. 7 lightweight. But despite moving up a weight class, Lee is expected to pose some significant challenges for his opponent. Dos Anjos has shown vulnerability against strong wrestlers, and Lee promises to test that issue yet again.<\/p>\n
In the minds of bookmakers, those factors are just about enough to balance the fight. At Bovada, dos Anjos (-120) has been made the slightest of favorites over Lee (-110), though it\u2019s clear that this is a bout that could go either way.<\/p>\n
Other bouts on the UFC Fight Night 152 card include a welterweight co-main event between Vicente Luque (-700) and Derrick Krantz (+450), as well as a women\u2019s featherweight fight between Megan Anderson (-175) and the undefeated Felicia Spencer (+145).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will take on young contender Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Fight Night 152 on Saturday night in Rochester, New York. While both fighters are better known for their time in the lightweight division, this fight will take place at 170 pounds, the first time Lee has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":105145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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