Rinat Fakhretdinov not surprised by 55-second finish of Kevin Lee: 'Pretty much the fight that I expected'
LAS VEGAS – Kevin Lee’s return to the UFC only lasted 55 seconds – something few saw coming … except his opponent Rinat Fakhretdinov . Lee (19-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC), a former UFC interim lightweight title challenger, was knocked down and then choked unconscious by Fakhretdinov (21-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in less than a minute at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 47 at the UFC Apex. It was a shocking result to many, but not for Fakhretdinov, who said he saw ot coming. “This is pretty much the fight that I expected,” Fakhretdinov told reporters at the UFC on ESPN 47 post-fight press conference in Russian. “In Russia, it is customary for us to not say anything until you do it, so you do more than what you say, so I was keeping quiet. This is exactly what I was planning for. I know that people were saying that I only have boring fights, but I hope that I proved myself and I changed that.” Fakhretdinov’s right hand was the beginning of the end. He dropped Lee with a monster shot and then jumped on him to sink ...