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The Takedown | ONE Championship upholding Christian Lee’s title loss to Ok Rae-yoon is best outcome for everyone involved
- Now we will get a sure-fire thriller of a lightweight title rematch, which will make both fighters bigger stars
- Lee right to feel aggrieved, but did not endear himself to some fans with his out-of-character complaints
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Just as Christian Lee was endearing himself to the wider community of MMA fans outside ONE Championship, he no doubt lost a little bit of steam after last week’s lightweight title loss to Ok Rae-yoon.
But not because of the unanimous decision, itself – more so the 23-year-old Hawaii native’s slightly out-of-character reaction to the September 26 defeat.
“I want an instant rematch. That was bulls***,” a fired up Lee (15-4) said in a post-fight interview. “I believe in my skills. Let’s bring it to the board, make the decision. Overturn it. Let’s get a rematch.”
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Well, ONE’s competition committee took a look this week, and the Post revealed on Thursday that the result was upheld, with Ok (16-3) still the champion. And really, it’s the best outcome for all concerned.
Lee had gone on to complain about the judges’ decision throughout his virtual media scrum and on social media after the fight, and though he certainly had a right to feel aggrieved, it rubbed some people the wrong way – not least the new champ.
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