Christian Lee says he would 'dominate' Islam Makhachev
ONE Championship's two-division champion Christian Lee said he would dominate Islam Makhachev in a cross-promotional bout. He respects what the Russian has done in the UFC but wants the welterweight belt next.
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Christian Lee acredita que iria “dominar” Islam Makhachev, o número 1 peso por peso do UFC.
O campeão de duas divisões do ONE Championship disse que quer se testar contra Makhachev e espera impor seu jogo ao daguestão em uma luta cross-promocional.
Lee respeita o que Makhachev fez no UFC, mas argumenta que pode superá-lo na luta agarrada e parar o atual campeão dos meio-médios.
“Eu me sinto muito confiante de que sou o melhor lutador do mundo em qualquer organização”, disse Lee ao MMA Fighting. “Então, meu objetivo, se eu pudesse escolher uma luta, seria lutar com o Islam [Makhachev] agora. Eu iria pelo cinturão dos meio-médios. Ele é campeão duplo, como eu, mas no UFC. Ele é provado; ele já lutou com todo mundo. Mas ele só lutou com todo mundo no UFC. Ele não lutou com gente de fora. Então, se eu pudesse armar uma luta cross-promocional, eu quereria a luta com o Islam nos meio-médios agora. Sinto que consigo pegá-lo em pé. Sinto que consigo derrubá-lo, dominá-lo, fazer tudo o que ele faz com os outros.”
Lee (18-4, 1 NC) vai defender o cinturão dos leves contra Tye Ruotolo, especialista em jiu-jitsu (2-0), em Bangkok, no dia 5 de novembro, no Lumpinee Stadium. Ele não defende o título dos meio-médios desde que o conquistou, em 2022.
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