ONE Championship: Angela Lee plans October 2021 return for title fight after pregnancy
- ‘Unstoppable’ atomweight champ has no intention of vacating her title and promises to meet grand prix winner in the ring
- ‘I’d like to give myself about six months [after giving birth] and then come back to defend,’ says Lee
Angela Lee may be expecting her first child in April 2021 but the “Unstoppable” atomweight champ has no plans to walk away from MMA.
Last week, the 24-year-old announced she is nearly three months pregnant, with ONE Championship CEO and chairman Chatri Sityodtong revealing there will be an atomweight grand prix starting early next year.
But Lee (10-2) has confirmed she will not be vacating her title and is determined to meet the winner of the eight-woman tournament face-to-face in the ONE Circle.
“I think this is great because there are finally enough women in the division to really have an exciting tournament like this,” Lee told SCMP MMA. “I wish I could be in the tournament – that grand prix belt is so pretty.
“As for myself, I want to get back into fighting after I have my baby and so my plan is to come back at the end of 2021 next year. By that time the grand prix will be wrapping up, and I’d like to face the winner of the tournament and they’ll be fighting for my title, so I don’t plan on vacating. I plan on coming back and fighting.
