A 165-pound matchup between Kevin Lee and
Diego
Sanchez is in the works for an Eagle Fighting Championship card
on March 11.
Multiple outlets confirmed the booking has been targeted, while
Sanchez announced the pairing on social media. The fighters have
verbally agreed to the contest, but contracts have not yet been
signed. The Eagle FC event is expected to take place in Miami,
though a venue has not been formally announced.
Lee was a high-profile signing by the Khabib
Nurmagomedov-led promotion following his UFC release. The
former interim lightweight title challenger lost four of his last
five Octagon appearances, including a unanimous decision loss to
Daniel
Rodriguez in his first welterweight foray at UFC on ESPN 30 on
Aug. 28.
Sanchez, meanwhile, is coming off a serious case of COVID-19 in
which he was
hospitalized due to complications from the virus. Prior to
that, he was released from the UFC following a
dispute with the promotion and his former coach, Joshua Fabia.
“The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner last competed at UFC 253 in
September 2020, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Jake
Matthews.