Chang Ho Lee
South Korea
Easily handles heavy opponent
Lee defeated Cortavious Romious via TKO (strikes) at 3:48 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's certain to go down as the most lucrative evening of Lee's career. Not only will he be walking away with his show and win money, but he'll also leave with a portion of Romious' purse after the latter missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning. On top of that, he would go on to earn one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses awarded on the evening. Lee had the better of the action the entire time, landing the more significant blows and managing to reverse position after allowing a pair of takedowns. The finish could have come a good 30 seconds earlier, but referee Chris Tognoni decided to let Romious absorb a ton of unnecessary damage before pulling the plug. Lee looks like the brightest UFC prospect from Korea in quite some time.
It's certain to go down as the most lucrative evening of Lee's career. Not only will he be walking away with his show and win money, but he'll also leave with a portion of Romious' purse after the latter missed weight by 3.5 pounds Friday morning. On top of that, he would go on to earn one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses awarded on the evening. Lee had the better of the action the entire time, landing the more significant blows and managing to reverse position after allowing a pair of takedowns. The finish could have come a good 30 seconds earlier, but referee Chris Tognoni decided to let Romious absorb a ton of unnecessary damage before pulling the plug. Lee looks like the brightest UFC prospect from Korea in quite some time.
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Opponent misses weight
Ho Lee's opponent, Cortavious Romious, missed weight by 3.5 pounds ahead of the bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 105, per MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
It's currently unclear if this fight will proceed as scheduled. If it does, considering Romious checked in at 139.5 pounds, a hefty 3.5 pounds over the limit, Ho Lee should earn a substantial amount of his opponent's purse before the fight even begins. At the moment, however, there's no current word on the fight's status.
It's currently unclear if this fight will proceed as scheduled. If it does, considering Romious checked in at 139.5 pounds, a hefty 3.5 pounds over the limit, Ho Lee should earn a substantial amount of his opponent's purse before the fight even begins. At the moment, however, there's no current word on the fight's status.
Next fight scheduled
Lee will fight Cortavious Romious at UFC Vegas 105 on April 5, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lee defeated Long Xiao in June to secure a UFC contract, and his next test in the promotion will come against Romious, who lost his own promotional debut in November. In addition to having momentum on his side, the 30-year-old Lee is four inches taller and has one inch of reach over Romious.
Lee defeated Long Xiao in June to secure a UFC contract, and his next test in the promotion will come against Romious, who lost his own promotional debut in November. In addition to having momentum on his side, the 30-year-old Lee is four inches taller and has one inch of reach over Romious.
Earns UFC contract with win
Lee defeated Long Xiao via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ANALYSIS
With the victory in the finale of the Road to UFC tournament, Lee becomes the newest member of the UFC roster. It certainly didn't come easy in a fight which could have gone either way. Lee started very slowly but got progressively more effective as the bout went along. He excelled at landing knees in the clinch, many of which left Long hobbled. Ultimately, two of the three judges felt the 30-year-old did enough to earn the win. We should now see him back in the Octagon in fairly short order.
With the victory in the finale of the Road to UFC tournament, Lee becomes the newest member of the UFC roster. It certainly didn't come easy in a fight which could have gone either way. Lee started very slowly but got progressively more effective as the bout went along. He excelled at landing knees in the clinch, many of which left Long hobbled. Ultimately, two of the three judges felt the 30-year-old did enough to earn the win. We should now see him back in the Octagon in fairly short order.
Scheduled for Saudi Arabia
Lee will compete against Long Xiao in a bantamweight fight at UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Both bantamweights are tournament finalists of the Road to UFC's second season. They were expected to compete against each other twice in 2023 but saw their fight canceled both times. Lee, 9-1 in his MMA career, will look to win a UFC contract after finishing both of his first two opponents in the tournament.
Both bantamweights are tournament finalists of the Road to UFC's second season. They were expected to compete against each other twice in 2023 but saw their fight canceled both times. Lee, 9-1 in his MMA career, will look to win a UFC contract after finishing both of his first two opponents in the tournament.