I dunno about this particular bastard but honey badgers absolutely do fight and repel lions. From good ol’ wikipedia:

The honey badger is famous for its strength, ferocity and toughness. It is known to savagely and fearlessly attack almost any other species when escape is impossible, reportedly even repelling much larger predators such as lion and hyena.

Also:

In a 2018 study, it was found that the presence of large predators had no effect on the population of honey badgers in the Serengeti.

honey badger more like honey badass