ONE Championship: Ritu Phogat tells Angela Lee ‘I‘ll show the world I’m the best when we fight’
- Phogat looks to earn a crack at ONE atomweight champ Lee by winning grand prix final in Singapore
- ‘You can easily put me against Angela Lee. The Indian Tigress will not let her fans down,’ she says
Ritu Phogat still has to go through Stamp Fairtex in December 3’s atomweight grand prix final. But she’s already got one eye on the queen of ONE Championship.
The winner of next month’s showdown will go on the face divisional champion “Unstoppable” Angela Lee (10-2), who has been waiting patiently to make her return to the ONE Circle since giving birth in April.
“I know I have to fight Angela Lee, and I’m laser focused on it,” Phogat, 27, told the Post on Tuesday. “I’m making sure my hard work is on point. I know after Stamp I’ll have to face Angela but I’m totally OK with it and I’m looking forward to it.”
The Asian martial arts promotion’s eight-woman tournament has been mired by setbacks, delays and injuries, but Lee’s first opponent in more than two years will finally be confirmed in a classic grappler vs striker bout.
Lee has not fought since retaining her title in a dramatic fifth-round submission win over strawweight champ Xiong “The Panda” Jingnan of China at October 2019’s ONE Century card in Tokyo.