By: Tanner Russ
For
Canadian MMA journalist Alex Lee, finding his way into that particular beat
came via a professional wrestling fandom. Like many people during the peak of
the late 2000s MMA boom, Lee was brought over by the superstardom of
professional wrestling juggernaut Brock Lesnar at a time when he conquered the
UFC’s heavyweight division.
“People
always talk about the influence of Brock Lesnar coming over into MMA, and for myself
it was huge,” Lee said. “I was very much a late bloomer to MMA. Fortunately for
me when I jumped in I was very lucky to catch it at a time when there was
Georges St. Pierre, Anderson Silva, BJ Penn. It was a good time to jump in, and
certainly because the sport as far as being mainstream had such a short history,
it was pretty easy to catch up.”
That introduction led to a
blossoming adoration of the sport. With only 16 years to get caught up on, Lee
was relentless in his pursuit of MMA knowledge and eventually found himself
working in the very media he ravenously pursued.
After starting out at theScore roughly
four years ago, he made the transition to MMAFighting.com, a juggernaut in the
MMA media landscape. There, he worked alongside some of the most notable names
in the business, including Ariel Helwani, Luke Thomas, Chuck Mindenhall and
more.
Lee has been forced into different
scenarios in recent months with the exodus of those very people. He has stepped
in front of the camera and participated in live chats on the website in addition
to his writing and reporting.
“I’ve loved doing on camera stuff,
it’s something I’ve always worked on, and I’m nowhere near where I want to be but
I enjoy it,” Lee said. “I certainly enjoy doing it, which is always a good
start. I just need to get better at it.”
Lee recently covered UFC 240 in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which saw Max Holloway defend his UFC featherweight
title against former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
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