{"id":47658,"date":"2024-01-30T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/manager-reflects-on-keith-lees-awe-inspiring-transition-from-bellator-fighter-to-viral-food-critic\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:13:09","slug":"manager-reflects-on-keith-lees-awe-inspiring-transition-from-bellator-fighter-to-viral-food-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/manager-reflects-on-keith-lees-awe-inspiring-transition-from-bellator-fighter-to-viral-food-critic\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager reflects on Keith Lee&#8217;s awe-inspiring transition from Bellator fighter to viral food critic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, 2024 9:15 am ET Keith Lee wasn\u2019t exactly a household name when he was fighting under the Bellator banner. During his brief run with the promotion that began in 2020, Lee did have some buzz around him as the younger brother of former UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee. However, his popularity is nowhere near what it is today. Lee\u2019s videos critiquing food on social media propelled him to viral stardom. What started as cooking tutorials in his own home became reviews of local small&#8230; Click below to read the full story from MMAJunkie<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2024\/01\/keith-lee-manager-reflects-transition-bellator-fighter-to-viral-food-critic\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 13, 2024 9:15 am ET Keith Lee wasn\u2019t exactly a household name when he was fighting under the Bellator banner. 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