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Andrea Lee calls for judge to be fired following controversial decision loss at UFC 247

Adam Martin - February 9, 2020

UFC women’s flyweight contender Andrea Lee is calling for the judge of her fight against Lauren Murphy at UFC 247 to be fired. Lee lost a controversial split decision to Murphy on the preliminary card. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 28-29, and 29-28 in favor of Murphy. However, the general MMA media consensus was that Lee should have earned the decision. In fact, all 12 media members whose scores were recorded at MMADecisions.com scored the fight for Lee.

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Andrea Lee fighting for a lot more than title contention at UFC 242

Mike Heck - August 30, 2019

Andrea Lee has put herself in a position where a title shot is getting closer and closer. She will look to take a big step in that direction next Saturday night when she faces Joanne Calderwood at UFC 242. The event will take place at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the women’s flyweight matchup will be the featured preliminary bout.

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Andrea Lee signs new six-fight extension heading into UFC 242

Mike Heck - August 28, 2019

Andrea Lee will return to action next weekend in a pivotal women’s flyweight matchup with Joanne Calderwood at UFC 242 and will do so with a new contract with the organization. In a recent interview with BJPENN.com, “KGB” revealed that she has signed a six-fight deal with the organization heading into her bout with Calderwood, which takes place Sept. 7 The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Joanne Calderwood

Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee on tap for UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi

Mike Heck - July 3, 2019

A pivotal women’s flyweight bout is heading to Abu Dhabi. Sources have confirmed to BJPenn.com that Joanne Calderwood will take on Andrea Lee at UFC 242. The event will take place on Sept. 7 at The Arena in Yas Island. The bout was first reported by MMA Junkie. Joanne Calderwood was knocking on the door of a women’s flyweight title shot against Valentina Shevchenko before she suffered a unanimous decision loss to Katlyn Chookagian last month at UFC 238. Prior to the setback, “JoJo” had picked up a first-round submission win over Kalindra Faria at UFC Fight Night 135 and a unanimous decision victory against Ariane Lipski at UFC on ESPN+ 1. Calderwood has been able to get on track after back-to-back losses to Jessica Andrade in September 2016 and Cynthia Calvillo 10 months later.

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Andrea Lee's estranged husband jailed after 9 months on the run

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

Donny Aaron, the estranged husband of UFC flyweight contender Andrea Lee, was finally captured and jailed Wednesday after nine months on the run, per MMA Junkie. According to a Shreveport, Louisiana jail spokesperson, he bonded out later the same day.

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Montana De La Rosa

Montana De La Rosa vs. Andrea Lee targeted for UFC Greenville

Nolan King - April 8, 2019

The UFC is working on an eye-catching bout for its debut in South Carolina. The promotion is angling for a bout between female flyweights Montana De La Rosa and Andrea Lee for UFC Greenville on June 22, per FloCombat. Initially, the UFC was targeting Montana De La Rosa for a bout at UFC 236 against Paige VanZant -— a fight De La Rosa was lobbying for. However, an arm injury prevented VanZant from being able to take the fight.

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Andrea Lee steps in to face Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC Phoenix

Drake Riggs - December 20, 2018

The UFC’s women’s flyweight division is finally able to get moving forward again as a new champion has been crowned. So that means the rest of the division must vie for their positions. Unfortunately for the top 15 contenders in Andrea Lee (9-2) and Ashlee Evans-Smith (6-3), they just recently lost out on their fights due to opponents dropping out.

Andrea Lee, Joanne Calderwood
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Andrea Lee issues classy statement on cancelled UFC Milwaukee fight with Jessica-Rose Clark

Tom Taylor - December 14, 2018

Originally, streaking UFC flyweight contender Andrea Lee was expected to meet Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark on the undercard of this weekend’s UFC Milwaukee event. Unfortunately, this exciting flyweight matchup was nixed when Clark was deemed unfit to compete by the UFC medical team. UFC statement on JRC: "On Friday morning UFC flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark was deemed medically unfit to compete by UFC physicians. As a result the scheduled flyweight bout with Clark and Andrea Lee has been cancelled" #UFCMilwaukee

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Jessica-Rose Clark

Jessica-Rose Clark and Andrea Lee set to collide at UFC on Fox 31

Drake Riggs - September 4, 2018

Flyweight action is headed to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the next big event on Fox that will come at the end of the year. Two of the division’s most fan-friendly fighters are now set to collide as Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark will take on the former LFA and Legacy FC champion, Andrea “KGB” Lee on December 15.

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Andrea Lee breaks silence after domestic violence incident

Drake Riggs - August 22, 2018

These are never the kinds of stories that anyone wants to hear about whether it’s in the sports world or just everyday life. Last week it was reported that UFC flyweight Andrea Lee had been the victim of an assault by her husband Donny Aaron.

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Donny Aaron

Police issue arrest warrant for UFC flyweight Andrea Lee's husband Donny Aaron

Tom Taylor - August 20, 2018

Last week, reports surfaced that UFC flyweight Andrea Lee had allegedly been assaulted by her husband Donny Aaron — the same man who recently came under fire for refusing to cover up his Nazi tattoos.  Since then, Donny Aaron has been charged for his alleged involvement in a May domestic violence case. Police in Shreveport, LA, have issued a warrant for his arrest. Aaron is being charged with one count of domestic battery abuse and one count of false imprisonment.

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Report | UFC flyweight Andrea Lee allegedly assaulted by husband

Drake Riggs - August 14, 2018

Shortly after new UFC flyweight Andrea Lee made her debut in May, some controversy involving her husband came to light. Now even worse news has surfaced. The initial controversy involving Lee’s husband Donny Aaron surfaced after fans noticed Aaron’s swastika and Nazi-related tattoos that were visible in pictures they had taken recently. In 2009 Aaron also happened to be found guilty and convicted of negligent homicide with a firearm resulting in time behind bars.

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Andrea Lee's husband, coach issues statement on Nazi tattoos, says he won't get them removed

Tom Taylor - June 4, 2018

Donny Aaron, the husband and coach of UFC flyweight Andrea Lee, has a number of Nazi tattoos on his body. The first, a Swastika, appears near the elbow of his left arm (visible in the image above). The second, the SS bolts of Adolf Hilter’s Schutzstaffel, appears on his right arm (visible below). These tattoos are not new, but only recently became public knowledge thanks to an social media post from Lee, in which Aaron’s swastika tattoo was brazenly displayed.