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Jason Jackson blasts fighter involved in leaking Kevin Lee sparring footage: ‘We felt betrayed’  

February 14, 2025 7 Min Read
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Jason Jackson blasts fighter involved in leaking Kevin Lee sparring footage: ‘We felt betrayed’  
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Jason Jackson was disgusted to see footage launched not too long ago that confirmed UFC veteran Kevin Lee getting rocked by a coaching associate throughout a sparring session at Kill Cliff FC in Florida.

The viral video drew robust reactions from most of the fighters who prepare out of the Florida-based health club, together with Jackson, who has known as that workforce house lengthy earlier than the present title took maintain. After the video exploded on social media, Mirali Huseynov went public and recognized himself because the sparring associate who landed the punch with a put up on Instagram explaining his facet of the scenario that he later deleted.

For his half, Jackson claims Huseynov has a popularity for going too onerous along with his sparring companions and he really warned Lee that might occur.

“I used to be devastated as a result of that man is thought for that,” Jackson informed MMA Combating. “He damage me within the health club. He’s recognized for that. So after I noticed the video, even the apology, it wasn’t honest. All people ate it up. We felt betrayed as a group.

“All of the people who was within the health club was commenting on his web page, the Russians and everyone with him, I felt even dangerous about it like rattling, you don’t see nothing improper in that doing? That’s complicit proper there.”

Watching the video, Jackson knew that not one of the blame fell on Lee after he pulled up on a leaping knee strike reasonably than touchdown it flush and doubtlessly hurting his coaching associate. In return, Lee bought blasted with an enormous hook that put him down on a knee, leaving him rocked and wobbled as he tried to face once more.

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Jackson says he realized from his personal previous experiences coaching with Huseynov that he can’t pull punches to maintain them each secure as a result of that may solely end in absorbing extra injury from a harmful sparring associate.

“You would inform Kevin didn’t wish to land that knee,” Jackson mentioned. “He’s carried out it to me twice. The factor is that very same week I pieced him up dangerous as a result of I mentioned after I go together with you it ain’t no contact, contact after which increase you hit me onerous. I’m coming proper after you. I’m not coming with no love, brother, brother, you damage me.

“If you already know you’re going to harm me, let’s make it clear from the get go. I respect you [more] as a coaching associate as a substitute for those who contact, contact and then you definitely attempt to hit me onerous. All of them are available in with that kind of favor. That’s how they combat.”

Deep down, Jackson believes Huseynov was attempting to get consideration with the video exhibiting him flattening a former UFC title challenger throughout a coaching session. Nevertheless, he feels the video going public solely appears dangerous for your complete workforce due to the outdated adage “What occurs within the health club, stays within the health club.”

“I used to be uncomfortable with the scenario as a result of now it makes the health club seem like a spy and never a workforce,” Jackson mentioned. “No one caring for no person.

“Attempting to get well-known off of that. Saying, ‘My coach did it, my coach didn’t know.’ Nicely if you already know your coach is that particular person that may’t management himself, you’re not imagined to have him in that surroundings with a digital camera telephone. It’s nonetheless exhibiting that you simply’re not holding your self accountable as a person. He’s younger and he’s searching for fame. That’s all it’s.”

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Regardless of warning Lee about what may occur, Jackson says the Detroit native nonetheless opted to coach with Huseynov nevertheless it nonetheless doesn’t excuse what occurred.

“I felt dangerous for [Kevin Lee], too. He didn’t deserve that as a result of I warned him,” Jackson mentioned. “I informed him to steer clear of that man. However the truth that [he] was Muslim and Kevin is Muslim, he type of thought they was going to deal with him however that man is just not good.

“As a result of in coaching, I’m simulating my coaching to take it a notch down so you’ll be able to transfer in sure positions and also you’re going to manage and damage me. That simply reveals that you haven’t any management. You’re feeling as a teammate [you’re supposed] to guard your sparring associate. I informed Kevin that, like, steer clear of him.”

After the sparring footage leaked, rumors circulated that Huseynov was really banned from coaching at Kill Cliff FC, however Jackson doesn’t know if that’s correct or not. All he is aware of is that viral video made his complete health club look dangerous and Jackson acknowledges that typically there’s simply no getting back from that.

“I’m undecided [if he’s banned],” Jackson mentioned. “I wasn’t in there with whoever banned him. They will say no matter they need. Till I see it bodily, then I don’t know as a result of I heard he was going to do some [reality] present or one thing like that. Down the road, he turns into a celeb and so they simply convey him proper again.

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“No one was comfortable. As a result of we all know we shield our guys. These guys simply are available in and use it like a coaching facility. Not a workforce. It’s only a coaching facility. They’ve bought their very own workforce, their very own coaches, they simply are available in right here and attempt to use guys which have extra expertise and every part and simply go about their enterprise. These guys, I don’t know if I might contemplate them a teammate. It’s onerous.”

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