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Kevin Lee reveals jaw was wired shut after knockout loss in PFL debut: ‘I can’t absorb shots anymore’

Former interim UFC lightweight title challenger, Kevin Lee has candidly revealed he is unable to “absorb” punishment in combat sports anymore, after he required a procedure to have his jaw wired shut following a knockout loss to Gadzhi Rabadanov at PFL 6 over the course of the weekend.

Lee, who made his return to combat sports over the course of the weekend, featured in a lightweight tournament semi final clash with Bellator MMA and Fight Nights Global star, Rabadanov.

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And coming unstuck in brutal fashion following a first round knockout loss inside two and a half minutes, Lee has now suffered four defeats in his six most recent entries to the cage.