https://www.scmp.com/rss/324046/feed Angela Lee is a Canadian-American mixed martial artist of Asian descent who fights out of Singapore. She was born in Vancouver but moved to Hawaii at the age of seven. Her father is from Singapore and her mother from South Korea; both are martial artists, so she began training at a very young age and competing at the age of 6. In 2011, Lee won her division at the USA Amateur pankration national championships, and she followed that the next year by winning her division at the World Pangration... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Christian Lee is returning to Tokyo for ONE 173 with a clear mission: the reigning ONE Championship lightweight and welterweight MMA king wants to erase the memory of his accidental eye poke that halted his first bout with Alibeg Rasulov and prove once again he is one of the greatest finishers in the promotion’s history. The 27-year-old has spent two years on the sidelines since becoming a two-division world champion. Now back to defend his lightweight crown against the undefeated Turkish... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3331033/one-championship-christian-lee-vows-finish-alibeg-rasulov-tokyo-rematch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3331033/one-championship-christian-lee-vows-finish-alibeg-rasulov-tokyo-rematch?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:23:44 +0000 Agencies Agencies China’s Miranda Wang lost the lead to the No 1 player in women’s golf and then delivered the clutch shots over the final three holes for a two-under 70 and a one-shot victory over Jeeno Thitikul on Sunday in the FM Championship in Norton, Massachusetts, for her first LPGA title. Wang, 26, finished with a 20-under-par 268 to win the US$615,000 championship cheque. She was feted with a champagne shower on the 18th green. The 2019 Duke graduate became the seventh LPGA rookie to win this year,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3323883/chinas-miranda-wang-comes-behind-beat-world-no-1-jeeno-thitikul-first-lpga-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3323883/chinas-miranda-wang-comes-behind-beat-world-no-1-jeeno-thitikul-first-lpga-win?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:26:28 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Embracing her successor in the Circle, it was a symbolic gesture for Angela Lee to hand Stamp Fairtex the belt after her stunning ONE Fight Night 14 title win. Stamp became the new undisputed – not interim – atomweight MMA champ in ONE Championship with a third-round body shot KO of Ham Seo-hee at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Moments before... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3236439/one-championship-angela-lee-passes-torch-stamp-fairtex-saying-i-didnt-have-heart-it-any-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3236439/one-championship-angela-lee-passes-torch-stamp-fairtex-saying-i-didnt-have-heart-it-any-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:02:23 +0000 Angela Lee revealed in The Players Tribune on Tuesday a 2017 car crash which ruled her out of a coming title defence was a suicide attempt. The 26-year-old ONE Championship fighter also confirmed publicly for the first time her sister Victoria Lee took her own life. The 18-year-old, who had also competed in the martial arts organisation, died on Boxing Day last year, but no cause of death was released by the family at the time. Lee, who is ONE’s atomweight MMA champion, chose to share her story... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3235150/angela-lee-must-be-applauded-revealing-2017-car-crash-was-suicide-attempt-her-bravery-could-save?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3235150/angela-lee-must-be-applauded-revealing-2017-car-crash-was-suicide-attempt-her-bravery-could-save?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Sep 2023 03:34:24 +0000 ONE Championship atomweight champion Angela Lee has revealed her 2017 car crash was a suicide attempt, and confirmed publicly for the first time her 18-year-old sister Victoria Lee took her own life. “The Prodigy” Victoria Lee, who was 3-0 as a fighter in martial arts organisation ONE, died on Boxing Day last year. Angela Lee confirmed the news on January 7, but the family did not make public the cause of death. The 26-year-old has not fought since, and has been contemplating retirement. She is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3235118/one-championship-angela-lee-reveals-2017-car-crash-was-suicide-attempt-confirms-sister-victoria-took?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3235118/one-championship-angela-lee-reveals-2017-car-crash-was-suicide-attempt-confirms-sister-victoria-took?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:44:44 +0000 ONE Championship’s Angela Lee will take part in a suicide prevention charity walk on Oahu in her native Hawaii, in association with her newly launched mental health non-profit organisation. The women’s atomweight MMA champion launched the Fightstory charity last month, to “empower fighters of all walks of life”. Fightstory will take part as a team on September 9’s Oahu island walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s nationwide “Out of the Darkness” programme. “Hi everyone,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3232671/one-championships-angela-lee-taking-part-suicide-prevention-walk-after-launching-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3232671/one-championships-angela-lee-taking-part-suicide-prevention-walk-after-launching-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:57:56 +0000 Angela Lee will make an announcement on September 1 regarding her career, ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong has said. ONE’s atomweight MMA champion has not fought since September 2022, and has been contemplating retirement following the death of her 18-year-old sister and fellow fighter Victoria Lee last December. But CEO and chairman Chatri revealed the 27-year-old Lee (1-3) is set to appear at ONE Fight Night 14 in Singapore on September 30, where Stamp Fairtex is set to face Ham Seo-hee... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3229700/one-championship-angela-lee-make-big-statement-future-one-fight-night-14-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3229700/one-championship-angela-lee-make-big-statement-future-one-fight-night-14-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:55:49 +0000 Christian Lee intends to return to ONE Championship but will need to find a new camp, with his father having “completely retired” as a coach, according to Chatri Sityodtong. Chairman and CEO Chatri revealed this week that Angela Lee – ONE’s atomweight MMA champion – is “likely to retire” following the death of her sister and fellow fighter Victoria Lee at 18 last December. Angela’s brother Christian, who holds ONE’s lightweight and welterweight MMA titles, is “100 per cent” coming back, but will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223691/one-championship-victoria-lees-father-has-completely-retired-coach-christian-lee-hasnt-trained?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223691/one-championship-victoria-lees-father-has-completely-retired-coach-christian-lee-hasnt-trained?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2023 04:55:38 +0000 Angela Lee is unlikely to fight again after the death of her sister Victoria Lee at 18, but her brother Christian Lee will return to action in ONE Championship next year, CEO Chatri Sityodtong told the Post. Stamp Fairtex and Ham Seo-hee will now fight in August for an interim title in the atomweight MMA division ruled by Angela, with the 26-year-old not yet vacating her belt. “Angela Lee is likely not coming back due to the loss of her sister,” the ONE boss said during a Facebook Live question... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223338/one-championship-angela-lee-likely-retire-after-sister-victorias-death-christian-back-next-year-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3223338/one-championship-angela-lee-likely-retire-after-sister-victorias-death-christian-back-next-year-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:01:33 +0000 Angela Lee has posted a touching tribute to her late sister Victoria Lee on what would have been her 19th birthday, with ONE Championship also announcing multiple new programmes to honour her legacy. Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong said that January 13 would be “Victoria Lee Day” in ONE Championship every year. “The Prodigy” was set for her next fight in Bangkok on that date this year, before her death on Boxing Day last December in Hawaii, where she was born and raised, and had lived with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3220975/one-championship-victoria-lee-wished-happy-heavenly-birthday-sister-angela-scholarship-honour-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3220975/one-championship-victoria-lee-wished-happy-heavenly-birthday-sister-angela-scholarship-honour-her?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 May 2023 05:44:15 +0000 ONE Championship will make its debut on US soil with a stacked event in Denver, Colorado this Friday, but it will do so without two of its biggest stars: Hawaii-based siblings Angela and Christian Lee. Angela and Christian’s absence from the card is no surprise. Their 18-year-old sister Victoria – also a ONE fighter – died last December, and the siblings and their family have been in mourning ever since. Speaking to the Post after Wednesday’s ONE Fight Night 10 pre-fight press conference, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219437/one-championship-chatri-has-not-talked-fights-all-angela-christian-lee-their-absence-felt-us-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3219437/one-championship-chatri-has-not-talked-fights-all-angela-christian-lee-their-absence-felt-us-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 May 2023 23:30:12 +0000 Angela Lee will run the AAPI 5k in New York on May 6 in honour of her sister Victoria Lee, who died aged 18 last December. The ONE Championship atomweight MMA champion will complete the challenge with her husband and fellow fighter Bruno Pucci, as well as their infant daughter. A community fun run celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the event will raise funds for local AAPI non-profits, including the Asian Mental Health Collective. “We will be doing this event in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3218845/one-championship-angela-lee-honour-sister-victoria-new-york-aapi-5k-run-after-death-18?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3218845/one-championship-angela-lee-honour-sister-victoria-new-york-aapi-5k-run-after-death-18?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Apr 2023 04:36:52 +0000 ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has said Ham Seo-hee will get an interim atomweight MMA title shot after her win over Itsuki Hirata in Singapore – but he will ask Angela Lee for her “blessing”. The 36-year-old South Korean veteran defeated Japan’s Hirata by unanimous decision, making her much younger opponent look decidedly inferior on Saturday morning. Ranked No 2 in the division, Ham is now set to face the winner between Stamp Fairtex and Alyse Anderson from ONE’s on-ground... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3214841/one-championship-chatri-will-ask-angela-lee-blessing-over-ham-seo-hee-interim-title-shot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3214841/one-championship-chatri-will-ask-angela-lee-blessing-over-ham-seo-hee-interim-title-shot?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Mar 2023 08:41:48 +0000 Adrian Lee, the younger brother of late ONE Championship fighter Victoria Lee, added some more titles to his burgeoning resume after returning to wrestling competition. A four-time national champion and six-time world champion at youth level MMA, “The Phenom” also won an amateur title in December, just days before Victoria’s death at 18 years old in Hawaii. After winning the Western Divisional Championships at Pearl City High School in Honolulu earlier this month, 17-year-old Adrian also took... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210788/one-championship-christian-and-angela-lee-cheer-17-year-old-brother-adrian-hawaii-high-school?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3210788/one-championship-christian-and-angela-lee-cheer-17-year-old-brother-adrian-hawaii-high-school?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:49:46 +0000 Adrian Lee has paid tribute to his older sister Victoria Lee, the ONE Championship star who died aged 18 on Boxing Day. The 17-year-old Adrian – also a rising mixed martial arts prospect known as “The Phenom” – posted a picture of himself and his sister as young children on Instagram. The duo are pulling silly faces in the picture, which is undated. “Most loving person I know!” he wrote in the caption for his post last week. Adrian is the first member of the Lee family to comment since Angela... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3209208/one-championship-victoria-lees-brother-adrian-pays-tribute-most-loving-person-i-know-after-her-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3209208/one-championship-victoria-lees-brother-adrian-pays-tribute-most-loving-person-i-know-after-her-death?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2023 03:37:59 +0000 Angela Lee has posted another moving tribute to her sister Victoria Lee, who died on Boxing Day aged 18. The ONE Championship atomweight champion confirmed her younger singling’s death in Hawaii in an emotional Instagram post on January 7, saying “please check on your loved ones”. Victoria, who went 3-0 in her brief MMA career, was set to return at January 14’s ONE Fight Night 6 card in Bangkok, Thailand, after 15 months out of action. “Sometimes in life there are losses. Losses that can never... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3208409/one-championship-angela-lees-moving-message-sister-victoria-i-wasnt-ready-say-goodbye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3208409/one-championship-angela-lees-moving-message-sister-victoria-i-wasnt-ready-say-goodbye?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:32:01 +0000 Victoria Lee’s celebration of life, which was expected to be held in Hawaii last Sunday, was changed to a closed event for her immediate family only. Rising MMA atomweight Lee, who went 3-0 during a brief career in ONE Championship where her elder siblings Angela and Christian Lee are both champions, died aged 18 on Boxing Day. The ceremony was set for the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park and Funeral Homes in Kaneohe, before her burial. The funeral home had publicly announced her death this... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207873/one-championship-angela-lee-says-stop-hiring-private-investigators-stop-conspiracy-theories-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3207873/one-championship-angela-lee-says-stop-hiring-private-investigators-stop-conspiracy-theories-after?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:23:44 +0000 Demetrious Johnson has told his fellow ONE Championship title-holders Angela and Christian Lee “take all the time you need” following the death of their sister at 18. The death of Victoria Lee has cast a sombre mood over fight week ahead of ONE Championship’s return to action in Bangkok on Saturday. While excitement is high for a stacked ONE Fight Night 6 card, which will be broadcast in the US on Amazon Prime Video, the tears will surely flow at Impact Arena when a video tribute to rising... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3206777/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-says-angela-christian-lee-dont-have-come-back-after-victorias?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3206777/one-championship-demetrious-johnson-says-angela-christian-lee-dont-have-come-back-after-victorias?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:26:43 +0000 All martial arts content – including ONE Championship coverage – has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. It was a great year for submission finishes in ONE Championship. That is due in large part to the fact 2022 was the year the promotion made submission grappling bouts a regular part of its events, and bolstered its roster with some of the world’s best ground fighters. But we also saw some slick submissions in MMA competition. Keep scrolling... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3204018/one-championship-end-year-awards-top-five-submissions-2022?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3204018/one-championship-end-year-awards-top-five-submissions-2022?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:15:12 +0000 As the dust settles on the dramatic ONE on Prime Video 2 main event in Singapore, Angela Lee has called on the martial arts promotion to change its rules. Lee (11-3) lost a unanimous decision to ONE Championship strawweight MMA champ Xiong Jingnan in their trilogy bout at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday. It was her second failed bid to win the strawweight belt from the Chinese “Panda” (18-2), whom she successfully defended her own atomweight crown against three years ago. “This fight was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194569/one-championship-angela-lee-wants-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194569/one-championship-angela-lee-wants-change?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Oct 2022 07:00:37 +0000 ONE Championship on Prime Video 2 went down on Saturday morning in Singapore, with Xiong Jingnan retaining her strawweight title in a thrilling trilogy fight with Angela Lee. The card was topped by the highly anticipated bout between the Canadian-American atomweight champ and the Chinese “Panda”, which did not disappoint. Lee, ONE’s atomweight champ, hiked up to strawweight to challenge Xiong in a bid for a second title, for the second time. She would have become to first female fighter in ONE... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194492/one-championship-prime-video-2-results-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194492/one-championship-prime-video-2-results-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:51:14 +0000 Tiffany Teo is in hot pursuit of Angela Lee – in two ONE Championship weight classes. The 32-year-old Singaporean, who has twice fought for strawweight gold, made her atomweight debut at ONE 161 on Thursday evening in Singapore, and ended up making quite a statement, tapping out Grand Prix finalist Ritu Phogat in the first round. After her win, she called out the atomweight champion Lee. Yet if Lee defeats strawweight champion Xiong Jingnan at ONE on Prime Video 2 this Saturday, Teo could... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194338/one-championship-161-tiffany-teo-slams-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194338/one-championship-161-tiffany-teo-slams-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2022 03:15:55 +0000 Angela Lee is on the hunt for the ONE Championship strawweight title, but she has not forgotten her duties as the promotion’s atomweight champion. The Canadian-American, 25, is set to challenge China’s Xiong Jingnan for strawweight gold in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 2 this Saturday in Singapore. That challenge is consuming the bulk of her focus at the moment, but she intends to return to atomweight to defend the division’s throne in the new year. “I’m hoping to make 2023 a busy and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194052/one-championship-angela-lee-sees-ham-seo-hee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194052/one-championship-angela-lee-sees-ham-seo-hee?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Sep 2022 02:17:07 +0000 Angela Lee has commenced training for her next fight. And while her opponent has not yet been revealed, her choice of training partners suggests she is expecting a tough challenge. Over the weekend, the reigning ONE Championship atomweight MMA queen took to Instagram to reveal she has she “officially” started preparing for a mystery opponent at her training home of United MMA in Hawaii, and that she has called upon Bellator MMA star Kana Watanabe to help. “Fight camp has officially begun,” the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3188250/one-championship-angela-lee-officially-kicks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3188250/one-championship-angela-lee-officially-kicks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Aug 2022 05:02:35 +0000 Danielle Kelly likes her chances in a potential ONE Championship grappling match with Angela Lee. Fans have been talking about a clash between the two 26-year-old American stars since Kelly made her debut with the promotion earlier this year. And while the 26-year-old is open to meeting the reigning atomweight MMA queen in the Circle, she does not think it would be particularly competitive. “I like easy money, so I’ll take the match whenever she’s ready to compete against me,” Kelly, a decorated... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3187853/one-championship-danielle-kelly-says-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3187853/one-championship-danielle-kelly-says-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:53:19 +0000 Angela Lee believes she could submit Danielle Kelly in a grappling match, but Kelly finds that prediction laughable. Lee is ONE Championship’s long-reigning atomweight MMA queen, while Kelly recently signed with the promotion to compete in submission grappling and eventually transition into MMA. It is possible the two American stars will meet under MMA rules in the future, but after their latest back-and-forth, it seems far more likely that we will see them meet in a submission grappling match... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3185760/one-championship-danielle-kelly-calls-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3185760/one-championship-danielle-kelly-calls-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Jul 2022 03:53:38 +0000 Adrian Lee, the younger brother of ONE Championship stars Angela, Christian and Victoria Lee, is already following in his siblings’ footsteps. The 16-year-old took a big step toward joining his older brother and sisters on the ONE roster over the weekend, scoring two knockout wins in a single night to win a junior kick-boxing title in the family’s home state of Hawaii. His impressive performance on the night earned praise from all three of his older siblings. View this post... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3176194/one-championship-angela-lees-brother-adrian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3176194/one-championship-angela-lees-brother-adrian?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 May 2022 15:52:56 +0000 Midway through the first round of her title defence against Stamp Fairtex last month, ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee was badly hurt by a sizzling punch to the body. For a moment, it looked like she was done for, as she was almost doubled over in pain. But she weathered that adversity to win the fight by second-round submission to the roar of the ONE X crowd inside the packed Singapore Indoor Stadium. “It took the wind out of me, for sure,” Lee (11-2) said. “I was trying to catch my breath... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3173081/one-championship-angela-lee-admits-stamp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3173081/one-championship-angela-lee-admits-stamp?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:30:15 +0000 With a successful ONE Championship debut behind her, Danielle Kelly is looking ahead to her next challenge under the bright lights of the Asian martial arts promotion. The 25-year-old American took her first steps into the ONE Championship Circle last Saturday in Singapore, battling Japanese MMA veteran Mei Yamaguchi in a submission grappling contest. She failed to lock up a submission, which meant the 12-minute bout ended as a draw, but her performance impressed Chatri Sityodtong, the ONE boss,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172680/one-championship-danielle-kelly-eyes-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172680/one-championship-danielle-kelly-eyes-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Apr 2022 12:15:18 +0000 Stamp Fairtex and Rodtang Jitmuangnon, two of the biggest combat sports stars out of Thailand, are disappointed but undeterred after their tough losses at ONE X. ONE X, which commemorated Asian martial arts promotion ONE Championship’s 10th anniversary, went down inside the packed Singapore Stadium on Saturday night and Stamp and Rodtang both received top billing. Stamp, who previously held ONE’s atomweight kick-boxing and Muay Thai titles, challenged atomweight champion Angela Lee in the card’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172032/one-x-stamp-fairtex-admits-i-have-gain-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172032/one-x-stamp-fairtex-admits-i-have-gain-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Mar 2022 08:39:17 +0000 ONE Championship’s atomweight queen Angela Lee declared “it’s the beginning of a new era” after submitting Stamp Fairtex on Saturday night in Singapore. The 25-year-old “mom champ” reminded the world she is going nowhere by retaining her title with a stellar display in the main event of the Asian martial arts promotion’s 10th anniversary spectacular, ONE X. It was a winning return from a two-and-a-half year absence, which included giving birth to her first child Ava Marie, whom she clutched in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172027/one-x-angela-lee-says-ham-seo-hee-next-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3172027/one-x-angela-lee-says-ham-seo-hee-next-her?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:33:00 +0000 Angela Lee mounted a successful comeback in the main event of ONE X on Saturday night in Singapore, returning from a two-year absence – and the birth of her first child – to submit Thai challenger Stamp Fairtex. Lee, a grappling specialist, looked to tie up early, and had some success doing so, but was soon badly stung by a body shot from her Thai challenger. In an impressive display of grit, the champion powered through that scare to drag the action to the mat, where she threatened with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3171998/one-x-mom-champ-angela-lee-submits-stamp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3171998/one-x-mom-champ-angela-lee-submits-stamp?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:49:30 +0000 ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela Lee is in the best shape of her life, according to her younger brother and fellow fighter Christian. Angela, 25, will return from a lay-off of more than two years when she attempts to defend her title against Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex in the main event of the stacked ONE X card on March 26. The bout will be her first since she became a mother last April. There is widespread speculation as to how Angela (10-2) will look in her long-awaited return to the ONE... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166562/one-championship-christian-lee-says-angela?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166562/one-championship-christian-lee-says-angela?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:40:20 +0000 Angela Lee wants judges to be held accountable for bad calls after ONE Championship decided to scrap fight reviews. The Asian martial arts promotion disbanded its controversial competition committee last month, after conducting two high-profile reviews at the back end of 2021. The panel upheld decision wins for Ham Seo-hee over Denice Zamboanga, and Ok Rae-yoon against Lee’s younger brother, Christian Lee. The issue reared its head again when Thailand’s Supergirl Jaroonsak took a split decision... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164465/one-championship-angela-lee-wants-see-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164465/one-championship-angela-lee-wants-see-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:00:29 +0000 Angela Lee is “not impressed” by Xiong Jingnan’s recent performances, nor the ONE strawweight champion’s claim she is taking it easy on her challengers because she does not want to hurt them. China’s Xiong (17-2) made a sixth successful defence of her belt with a unanimous decision over Ayaka Miura last week. But her tame display drew criticism from ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong, who said she “lacked killer instinct”. “The Panda” also respectfully called out Lee (10-2) for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164449/one-championship-angela-lee-laughs-xiong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164449/one-championship-angela-lee-laughs-xiong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:36:23 +0000 Angela Lee has hit back at Istela Nunes after her former title challenger claimed the atomweight champ missed weight for their ONE Championship title fight. “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) submitted Nunes (7-2, 1 no contest) in the second round of their May 2017 bout at Singapore Indoor Stadium. But the Brazilian made recent headlines ahead of her UFC debut by claiming Asian martial arts promotion ONE “screwed” her out of 30 per cent of Lee’s purse. Chatri Sityodtong, ONE chairman and CEO, blasted... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164380/one-championship-angela-lee-responds-ufcs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3164380/one-championship-angela-lee-responds-ufcs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:18:28 +0000 It’s safe to say ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong did not take kindly to Istela Nunes’s recent claim that Angela Lee missed weight in their 2017 title fight. The Brazilian (7-2, 1 no contest), now fighting in the UFC, lost to “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) via second-round submission in Singapore. But she claimed in an October interview with MMA Fighting that Asian promotion ONE “screwed” her out of 30 per cent of Lee’s purse, and that the champ had stepped on the scales at 58 kilograms, missing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3163181/one-championship-boss-chatri-sityodtong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3163181/one-championship-boss-chatri-sityodtong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:16:58 +0000 There was a wholesome show of mutual respect on Tuesday between Angela Lee and the two women vying to take her ONE Championship atomweight crown. “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) had called into a pre-fight virtual face off between Stamp Fairtex and Ritu Phogat, who will contest Friday’s atomweight grand prix final, prompting some kind words from the champ and her potential challengers. But Michael Schiavello, who was hosting the interview, and will be on commentary duties at the Singapore Indoor... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3158021/one-championship-stamp-fairtex-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3158021/one-championship-stamp-fairtex-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:17 +0000 Ritu Phogat still has to go through Stamp Fairtex in December 3’s atomweight grand prix final. But she’s already got one eye on the queen of ONE Championship. The winner of next month’s showdown will go on the face divisional champion “Unstoppable” Angela Lee (10-2), who has been waiting patiently to make her return to the ONE Circle since giving birth in April. “I know I have to fight Angela Lee, and I’m laser focused on it,” Phogat, 27, told the Post on Tuesday. “I’m making sure my hard work... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155440/one-championship-ritu-phogat-tells-angela-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155440/one-championship-ritu-phogat-tells-angela-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:28 +0000 Denice Zamboanga has admitted she felt “disrespected” in the wake of ONE Championship’s review into her split decision loss to Ham Seo-hee this month. ONE’s competition committee upheld the result of the atomweight grand prix quarter-final on September 3’s all-female Empower card in Singapore, which saw the Filipino “Lycan Queen” suffer her first defeat. The 24-year-old Zamboanga (8-1) has had plenty of support, with the Asian promotion’s boss Chatri Sityodtong, as well as arch rival and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3149320/one-championship-denice-zamboanga-feels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3149320/one-championship-denice-zamboanga-feels?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:00:41 +0000 ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela Lee got in a heated debate with a reporter who suggested she should have vacated her title during her pregnancy “vacation”. “Unstoppable” Lee became angry when a Filipino reporter said “real champions” defend their belts once or twice a year, pointing to her brother Christian Lee, ONE’s lightweight champion, who was also on Wednesday’s virtual media call, which included the Post. The media member also insinuated Lee had taken a “two-year vacation” because... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3148281/one-championship-angela-lee-angry-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3148281/one-championship-angela-lee-angry-over?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:16:45 +0000 Ritu Phogat stunned the MMA world when she survived a torrid first round to take a unanimous decision against Meng Bo, and move on to the semi-finals of ONE Championship’s atomweight grand prix. But after China’s Meng (17-6) called out Angela Lee in the build-up to the tournament, the atomweight champ could not help taking some pleasure in seeing “The Indian Tigress” (6-1) get her hand raised in Singapore last Friday. “That was an exciting fight for me,” the 25-year-old told the Post on a Lee... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3148012/one-championship-angela-lee-says-meng-bo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3148012/one-championship-angela-lee-says-meng-bo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:49:30 +0000 Denice Zamboanga’s controversial split decision loss to Ham Seo-hee is the talk of the town in ONE Championship circles, and atomweight champ Angela Lee has finally had her say. Despite their differences, “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) joined the chorus of Filipino fans who believe the former No 1 contender was the rightful winner in Friday night’s atomweight grand prix semi-final. “I think it’s hard to say,” the 25-year-old said during a Lee family media day on Wednesday. “In my eyes, I did see... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3147987/one-championship-angela-lee-thinks-denice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3147987/one-championship-angela-lee-thinks-denice?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:45:07 +0000 Angela Lee will return to the ONE Championship circle in February to fight the winner of the atomweight Grand Prix. The Asian promotion’s CEO Chatri Sityodtong told the Post that the final of the eight-woman tournament – which gets under way at ONE: Empower on Friday night in Singapore – will take place on December’s 10th anniversary show. The 25-year-old “Unstoppable” Lee gave birth in April to her first child, and has been back in training since June. She was originally set to return in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3147443/one-championship-angela-lee-return-february?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3147443/one-championship-angela-lee-return-february?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:43:13 +0000 Ritu Phogat certainly felt she did enough to beat Bi Nguyen at ONE Championship’s Dangal event in Singapore, and atomweight champion Angela Lee agrees with her. Bi Nguyen’s split decision win against “The Indian Tigress” caused plenty of controversy last month, and “Killer Bee” was sent death threats online and messages saying she “cheated”.  The decision caused plenty of confusion as well when it came to ONE’s atomweight grand prix, as former national wrestling champion Phogat (4-1) lost her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138554/one-championship-angela-lee-thought-ritu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138554/one-championship-angela-lee-thought-ritu?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jun 2021 05:58:09 +0000 After giving birth in April, “Unstoppable” Angela Lee finally got back to training last week, as she prepares to fight the winner of the ONE Championship atomweight grand prix. The problem is, the eight-woman tournament hasn’t even started yet. May’s ONE: Empower card – featuring the four first round matchups – was postponed after a surge in Covid-19 cases in Singapore, and is yet to be rescheduled. “It’s a bummer that this is just happening, but that’s the story of what’s been going on since... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138458/one-championship-angela-lee-unsure-return?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138458/one-championship-angela-lee-unsure-return?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:02:44 +0000 It could soon be a party of four when it comes to Lee siblings sitting at the ONE Championship table. The Hawaii-based family has already produced champions for the Asian mixed martial arts promotion in “Unstoppable” Angela Lee (10-2), and her younger brother Christian “The Warrior” Lee (15-3). The 16-year-old “Prodigy” Victoria Lee was added to the mix in March, winning her debut via second-round TKO in Singapore – and now 15-year-old Adrian is on track to join her in trying to follow their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138446/angela-lee-says-little-beast-brother-adrian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3138446/angela-lee-says-little-beast-brother-adrian?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:19:39 +0000 ONE Championship atomweight champ Angela Lee has begun her journey back to fighting after training for the first time since giving birth to her daughter in April. “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) announced her pregnancy with husband and fellow ONE fighter Bruno Pucci last September, with the 24-year-old originally set to return in November this year. Asian martial arts promotion ONE put an eight-woman atomweight grand prix together to determine Lee’s next challenger, with chairman and CEO Chatri... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3137673/one-championship-angela-lee-admits-she-felt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3137673/one-championship-angela-lee-admits-she-felt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:52:27 +0000 It’s International Women’s Day, and what better way to mark the occasion than to break down one of the biggest announcements in women’s MMA history: ONE Championship’s long-awaited confirmation of their highly anticipated atomweight grand prix. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong revealed the eight-woman line-up just before their return to the airwaves at ONE: Fists of Fury in Singapore last month. The card featured the debut of Victoria Lee (1-0), younger sister to atomweight champ Angela “Unstoppable”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3124559/one-championship-womens-atomweight-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3124559/one-championship-womens-atomweight-grand-prix?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:00:08 +0000 Victoria Lee lived up to the hype on her ONE Championship debut in Singapore, and her famous siblings were quick to congratulate her on the second-round submission win. “The Prodigy”, 16, has some big shoes to fill, with 24-year-old sister “Unstoppable” Angela Lee (10-2) holding the Asian promotion’s atomweight belt, and 22-year-old brother Christian “The Warrior” Lee (14-3) its lightweight champ. But she shrugged off the pressure in the opening bout of Friday night’s Fists of Fury card. “SO... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3123422/one-championship-angela-lee-so-proud-sister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3123422/one-championship-angela-lee-so-proud-sister?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:09:53 +0000