ONE Championship: Angela Lee ‘so bummed out’ she can’t corner 16-year-old sister Victoria for debut
- ‘We know she’s more than ready,’ says pregnant ONE atomweight champ ahead of sister’s debut in Singapore
- ‘Missing out on little things like fight week, her settling into the hotel, photos, media … I wish I could be by her side for all of that’
With her first baby due in two months, Angela Lee admits she’s “so bummed out” she can’t corner 16-year-old sister Victoria Lee for her ONE Championship debut on Friday.
But ONE’s “Unstoppable” atomweight champ insists “The Prodigy” is more than ready to live up to her family’s storied name in mixed martial arts, and put on a show against Thailand’s Sunisa Srisen (4-1) at Fists of Fury in Singapore.
The youngest competitor in the promotion’s history, Victoria flew to Asia with her parents last week, with father and coach Ken to be cageside at the Singapore Indoor Stadium while Angela and her brother Christian Lee – ONE’s lightweight champ – watch on at home in Hawaii.
“Oh man, it’s crazy, it’s really hard to believe,” Angela told SCMP MMA. “When Christian and I started this journey six years ago, Victoria was just 10 years old tagging along, backstage with us, ringside. And now she’s stepping up and she’s fighting.
“Christian and I, we’re very, very excited for Victoria. She’s trained very hard for this, she really wants this very bad. She believes this is the path for her, and we’re in full support, so I can wait. I’m getting so anxious over here in Hawaii.”