Former UFC fighter Kevin Lee has shared details of the massive medical bill he was sent following his latest MMA fight.
It's no surprise that when competing in mixed martial arts, fighters will often find themselves visiting the hospital following a tough bout.
As is the case with all combat sports, injuries and concussions are commonplace within MMA, whether a fighter is challenging for a title in the UFC or just starting an amateur career at a local level.
While fighters in the UK may take these trips for granted thanks to the NHS, in America these trips can end up costing fighters a serious amount of money.
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And that is exactly what former UFC fighter Lee took to social media to point out as he revealed the costs of his latest medical bill following his most recent fight.
After impressing while fighting for various organisations in the early stages of his career, Lee made his UFC debut against Al Iaquinta in February 2014 and went on to fight a total of 19 times in the organisation before leaving for the second and final time in 2023.
Since then, Lee secured a first round submission win over Thiago Oliveira at a Legends of Combat event before facing Russia's Gadzhi Rabadanov in June as part of the 2025 Semifinals of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) World Tournament 6.
Unfortunately for Lee, things didn't quite go his way as he lost the fight via TKO in the first round, and things only got worse after his trips to the hospital following the fight left him with bills totalling a shocking total of $31,742 (£23,507).
Immediately after the fight, which took place at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Kansas, Lee was taken to the nearest hospital for various check ups following the knockout loss.
In a video posted on his social media, Lee shared that he had a CT scan done on his face, head and brain and was given Ibuprofen before leaving later that night.
Overall, this trip to the Kansas hospital left him with a bill totalling $31,254.45, with the two CT scans alone costing him over $22,000.
The following day, Lee went to his local hospital in Florida and was given another CT scan and an x-ray of his shoulder, leading to a further bill of $488 which Lee himself called more reasonable.
In the social media post, Lee expressed confusion and frustration at the difference in cost between the two hospitals, claiming he has been calling both of them and his insurance companies for weeks to explain the massive costs, but is yet to receive an answer.
Although the majority of these costs will be covered by both the PFL's and Lee's own health insurance, the total price of the medical services are a harsh reminder of the costs some fighters face to compete in MMA.
Ben McCrum