Former lightweight title challenger, Kevin Lee began his second tenure under the UFC banner in less-than-ideal conditions, suffering a stunning 55-second guillotine choke loss to Rinat Vokhretdinov in their feature preliminary bout at UFC Vegas 76.
Lee, a former interim lightweight title contender under the UFC banner, made it second octagon Bend into the scrap tonight with the highly talented Fakhretdinov – he instantly faces adversity in the opening exchanges.
Lee staggered and fell after a massive right-handed shot from Fakhartdinov, Lee fell to a guillotine choke attempt from the former – who managed to stop the former interim title chaser within just 55 seconds of the first round, knocking Lee unconscious with referee Herb Dean calling for a stop The match in the opening minute.