https://www.scmp.com/rss/524222/feed The latest news and top stories on Christian Lee. Known for his dominant career in ONE Championship, he is a current two-time Lightweight and Welterweight World Champion, making him a rare double champion. He holds records for most wins, finishes and knockouts in ONE history. Lee became the youngest male mixed martial arts World Champion in 2019. With a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo and Muay Thai, his aggressive style and versatile skills in striking, grappling and ground control... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Takeru Segawa will have one last hurrah before retiring after stopping Denis Puric in the third round at ONE 173 in Tokyo and positioning himself for a blockbuster rematch with Rodtang Jitmuangnon in what he says will be his final fight. The former three-division K-1 champion entered Sunday’s flyweight kickboxing contest carrying significant pressure. Since joining ONE, Takeru’s run has been turbulent. He lost his promotional debut to Superlek Kiatmoo9, rebounded with a win over Thant Zin, then... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3333009/takeru-wants-go-out-bang-gets-rodtang-rematch-retirement-fight-one-175?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3333009/takeru-wants-go-out-bang-gets-rodtang-rematch-retirement-fight-one-175?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:05:38 +0000 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 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Yuya Wakamatsu has waited his entire combat sports life for this kind of moment. The 30-year-old finally reached the summit when he became the ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion in Tokyo earlier this year, fulfilling a dream he once believed might not be possible. Now he returns home to defend that title for the first time, determined to show he is not only the man who climbed the mountain, but the man who belongs at the top of it. Wakamatsu faces ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio at ONE 173... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3330139/one-championship-wakamatsu-out-defend-title-home-soil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3330139/one-championship-wakamatsu-out-defend-title-home-soil?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:41:19 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw ONE Championship has officially added Japanese superstar Rukiya Anpo to its roster and confirmed two more world title bouts for its blockbuster ONE 173 card, set for November 16 in Japan. The event will now feature American Christian Lee’s highly anticipated rematch with Russia’s Alibeg Rasulov for the ONE lightweight MMA world title and a historic inaugural ONE atomweight Muay Thai world title fight between Nadaka Yoshinari and Numsurin Chor Ketwina. The announcement came during a press... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3325338/one-championship-rukiya-anpo-signs-2-more-world-title-bouts-added-one-173-card?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/kickboxing/article/3325338/one-championship-rukiya-anpo-signs-2-more-world-title-bouts-added-one-173-card?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:04:26 +0000 Andrew Whitelaw Andrew Whitelaw Adrian Lee said Tye Ruotolo made a serious mistake when he called him out for his first professional MMA bout. The surging lightweight prospect, younger brother of women’s MMA icon and former atomweight champion Angela Lee, current double champion Christian Lee, and the late Victoria Lee – who was undefeated in ONE – will face the decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion in the ring at ONE Fight Night 35 in Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on September 6. Ruotolo’s twin brother Kade is also a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3321801/one-championship-adrian-lees-ominous-warning-one-fight-night-35-opponent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/article/3321801/one-championship-adrian-lees-ominous-warning-one-fight-night-35-opponent?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:19:38 +0000