“Capturing the second title, becoming champ-champ, this is what I’ve been after for so many years. In the evening’s co-main event, ONE strawweight (125-pound) champion Xiong Jing Nan shut down Angela Lee’s dreams of becoming the promotion’s first female fighter to hold titles in two. Now, it’s time to face her long-time rival Xiong again and fulfill her dream of becoming double champion.
With the win, she became the first mom-champ to defend a title in ONE. Read more: Relentless KO-machine Zebaztian Kadestam’s best finishes in ONE! Angela Lee defeated Stamp Fairtex in returnĪfter becoming a mother in 2021, Angele Lee returned to the cage in March and defended her atomweight belt against Stamp Fairtex in dominant fashion. “I think we’re in for an absolute treat with this one.” Both of them got the finish over one another in the fifth round after a very competitive 20 something minutes.” Through hard work and perseverance, she then succeeded in every discipline at the highest level. The young phenom was introduced to the martial arts by her parents, a pair of highly-decorated martial artists, ever since she could walk. Angela Hill will square off against Denise Gomes in a Womens Strawweight bout. “With them being so competitive, I could imagine it going back and forth one way and then the other. Angela Lee and Xiong Jing Nan face off in a highly-anticipated rematch for the ONE Atomweight World Title at ONE: CENTURY Part. ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee has always lived up to her nickname of Unstoppable. Danielle Kelly will square off against Jessa Khan in a bout, Jingnan Xiong.
MMA expert Dan Hardy commented on the fight on his YouTube channel. Now, almost three years later, we will finally see the rivals clash in a third grudge match. However, in this fight, Lee stood as the winner via a fifth-round rear-naked-choke. In the highly anticipated rematch in October 2019, Xiong was the one who challenged Lee for the atomweight belt. One of those defenses came against Angela Lee in 2019. In their first bout, in March 2019, Lee challenged Xiong for the strawweight title, but was finished with body kicks and punches in the fifth and final round. Coming into this fight, Xiong Jing Nan had won three consecutive fights and had turned in a total of six successful strawweight title defenses. It’s probably safe to say that the two fights were the most difficult title defenses both fighters had in their careers. The champions fought each other in title fights in two weight divisions, with one win each. The infected rivalry between Lee and Xiong is on a massive scale. Photo via Instagram weekend, ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee will move up to flyweight to complete her heated trilogy with the promotions flyweight champion Xiong Jing Nan.
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