ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong thinks Christian Lee beat Ok Rae-yoon – ‘judges got it wrong’

Chairman and CEO uncertain if organisation will review lightweight title fight, or if there will be an immediate rematch

‘I would like to talk to both of them and see what might transpire, but I definitely thought Christian won the fight,’ Chatri says

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Christian Lee pressures Ok Rae-yoon against the cage. Photo: ONE Championship

Published: 4:11pm, 25 Sep 2021Updated: 4:11pm, 25 Sep 2021

ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has admitted he thinks the judges got it wrong after awarding a unanimous decision to Ok Rae-yoon in Friday night’s Revolution main event.

The South Korean (16-3) stunned Christian Lee (15-4) to take the lightweight title in Singapore, prompting a call for a review from the former champ, who called the result “bulls***”.

“I thought it was a very close fight,” Chatri told media, including the Post, on a virtual post-fight scrum. “But I personally thought the judges got it wrong, and Christian won unanimously.

“I thought he [Lee] had effectively two knock-downs, one really spectacular knockdown down in the second or third round, and in the fifth again he was about to finish Ok.

“Christian had attempts at a near-submission from the back standing. He clearly had Ok hurt in the fifth round. Ok landed a lot of straight rights. So it is what it is.