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4th October 2017
01:45pm BST

"The reason why I think this fight is so god damn important and so interesting is because if Kevin Lee were to win, if he were to pull off this upset and beat Tony Ferguson who's won nine in a row, who's the scariest man in the division - I actually think Tony Ferguson is the best 55-er right now - if Kevin Lee were to beat him, get on the mic and rip just one hell of a WWE promo towards Conor McGregor, I think that would be Conor McGregor's next fight."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/915338686266527744 Schaub may be correct. Diaz has proven to be difficult in negotiations with the UFC in the past while Lee's (16-2, 9-2 UFC) stock has continued to rise since suffering that TKO to Leonardo Santos six fights ago. If he upsets Ferguson to take the golden strap, he has the charisma and smack talk ability to get McGregor's attention.
"In Conor's heart of a heart's, he's a fighter. I think what he would do is a) he matches up well with Kevin Lee b) Kevin Lee is a good dance partner for him because he could sell that fight and it would be a huge, huge PPV. Interim belt holder, looks good, speaks well, just beat Tony Ferguson who's won nine in a row and he can carry his weight as far as selling a fight where Tony Ferguson really can't."Whether or not that fight would garner more PPV buys than Diaz III is up for debate, but it would undoubtedly be a more legitimate title defence than one against a middling lightweight who's 3-4 in his last seven fights.
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