A New Foe Has Appeared! Kevin Lee vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Daniel Rodriguez fills in for Sean Brady against Kevin Lee at the UFC Fight Night card on Aug. 28.

Kevin Lee likely has a new opponent for the UFC Fight Night card on Aug. 28, but Daniel Rodriguez — unlike Sean Brady — is unranked.

Rodriguez (15-2) has agreed to replace an injured Brady (No. 14) against Lee (18-6) in a Welterweight bout, according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The fight will take place at the UFC Fight Night card headlined by Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze, taking place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sat., Aug. 28 via ESPN and ESPN+.

“D-Rod” comes off the heels of consecutive wins over Preston Parsons, in July, and Mike Perry. The all-action fighter boasts a 5-1 record in the UFC.

“The Motown Phenom” has not fought since losing via guillotine choke to now-UFC Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (watch here) in March 2020. He is on a career-worst stretch of 2-4 with wins over Gregor Gillespie and Edson Barboza, and losses against Oliveira, Rafael dos Anjos, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson. His overall UFC record is 11-6.

Brady vs. Lee was originally scheduled UFC 264: “McGregor vs. Poirier 3” on July 10, but Lee was forced to postpone due to a rib injury. The fight was subsequently rescheduled for Aug. 28 before Brady suffered an injury and pulled out.

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