Kevin Lee doesn’t subscribe to the idea that the end of his fight with Michael Chiesa had any controversy whatsoever.
Lee got the win with a first round rear naked choke after referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight as Chiesa’s arms appeared to go limp following his attempt to break free of the submission.
Almost instantaneously after the fight was stopped, Chiesa bounced up off the mat in protest because he never actually went to sleep from the choke much less had the opportunity to tap out due to the submission.
Lee doesn’t seem to agree with that assessment as he told FOX Sports on the post fight show where he argued that Chiesa was already finished from the choke and things would have only gotten worse if the bout was allowed to continue.