Kevin Lee Plans to Sue Failed GFL Promotion for Defamation, Extortion

Kevin Lee was just one of a number of prominent names the Global Fight League used to promote its launch.

However, the fledgling promotion never got off the ground, canceling its first two announced events that were scheduled for last month. Lee, who recently signed with the Professional Fighters League, hasn’t forgotten about the GFL’s inability to follow through on promises that were made.

“These last maybe 12 months or so we were in pretty heavy talks with GFL,” Lee said during an interview on “MMA Today” on Sirus XM. “They were supposed to be the new startup promotion. They were supposed to be the next big thing, and I got behind them pretty good. The talks were great, but there wasn’t no…