ONE Championship: Meng Bo warns Angela Lee ‘that belt belongs to me’

Chinese MMA star says atomweight champ Lee is ‘weak’ in the stand-up, and wants to take Xiong Jingnan’s strawweight title too

Meng believes she could ‘easily’ beat No 1-ranked Denice Zamboanga if they meet in 2021 atomweight grand prix

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ONE atomweight champ Angela Lee (left) and No 2-ranked Meng Bo of China. Photo: Instagram/ONE Championship

Published: 3:09pm, 20 Jan 2021Updated: 3:09pm, 20 Jan 2021

Meng Bo has warned ONE Championship atomweight champ Angela Lee “that belongs to me” as she gets set to return to action on Friday night.

No 2-ranked Meng (16-5) of China – the only woman to have beaten UFC strawweight champ Zhang “Magnum” Weili (21-1) – faces Brazil’s Samara Santos (11-7-1) at ONE: Unbreakable in Singapore.

The 24-year-old is slated to be included in ONE’s 2021 atomweight grand prix, with the tournament’s winner to challenge “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2), who is expecting her first child in April.

“I want the chance to challenge the champion as soon as possible,” Meng said at Tuesday’s virtual media day. “Right now I’m paving my way to the champion because I really want the belt.

“If I can participate in the grand prix, I can showcase all my training and skill to advance, and I can prove I’ve got all the talent to challenge Angela Lee.

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