ONE In The Media

SINGAPORE: She looked in the pink of health in recent Instagram pictures as she posed with a cake during ONE Championship’s post-event celebration dinner.
However, Atomweight champion Angela Lee was suffering in the lead-up to her title fight, as revealed by ONE Championship chief executive and chairman Chatri Sidyodtong in his Facebook post in the aftermath of Friday’s (May 26) ONE: Dynasty of Heroes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Angela Lee broke down. Overcome with emotion, she ran to her family and friends and bawled her eyes out. She had just submitted challenger Istela Nunes to defend her ONE Atomweight world championship for the second time, and she did it in front of a partisan Singaporean crowd that was cheering for her every step of the way.

SINGAPORE – While the identity of mixed martial arts (MMA) star Angela Lee’s third challenger remains unknown, the prospect of a blockbuster cross-promotion showdown between her and a fighter from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has not been ruled out.

Retaining her title has put fresh focus on the bull’s eye on Angela Lee’s back as the mixed martial arts star looks set for her third title challenge in six months. The 20-year-old One Championship atomweight world champion defeated Brazil’s Istela Nunes via a second-round submission last Friday and is expected to return to the cage later this year.

ONE Championship’s return home to Singapore on Friday, May 26 shaped up to be one of the organization’s most exciting cards for this year as fireworks erupted inside the 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Mixed martial arts stars Angela Lee and Ben Askren were not the only winners to emerge from One Championship’s Dynasty of Heroes event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. One Championship, the homegrown MMA promoter, will also have reason to celebrate after pulling out all the stops to stage a stellar event that breathed life into a wet Friday evening.

Angela Lee revealed shortly after her successful One Championship atomweight world title defence late on Friday night that she’d battled a nasty virus in the days before her fight.

Singapore’s mixed martial arts fighter Amir Khan pummelling India’s Rajinder Singh Meena on his way to scoring a technical knockout win last night at One Championship’s Dynasty of Heroes event held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

SINGAPORE: Local mixed martial arts (MMA) standouts Amir Khan and Tiffany Teo both picked up homeground victories at One Championship’s latest Singapore event on Friday (May 26).

SINGAPORE: Reigning ONE welterweight world champion Ben Askren dominated Malaysia’s Agilan Thani, Friday night, to retain his championship title and unbeaten record.

The ONE atomweight champion defended her title at Dynasty of Heroes. The 20-year-old admitted post-fight that illness during fight week saw doubts creep in.

SINGAPORE – She had promised it would be a quick title defence, even though many regarded Istela Nunes as Angela Lee’s toughest challenge to date.