ONE Championship: Christian Lee says he’s best lightweight fighter in world after regaining title
- ‘The Warrior’ is back on top of ONE’s lightweight MMA division after second-round TKO of Ok Rae-yoon in Singapore
- Lee feels he could beat any lightweight across any organisation, saying ‘I would love to put that out there and prove it’
Christian Lee believes he proved he is the best lightweight fighter in the world after regaining his ONE Championship title on Friday night in Singapore.
“The Warrior” (16-4) bludgeoned Ok Rae-yoon to a second-round TKO, silencing any doubters after a controversial decision went the South Korean’s way last September.
Asked in a post-fight interview if justice had been done, the 24-year-old Canadian-American replied “absolutely”.
“This fight, this rematch, was a continuation of our first fight,” Lee said. “The start of round 1 was round 6. The only way this could have ended for good was to get a finish, so that there was no need for a rematch. I feel I won the first time and I made sure I won the second time.”
The statement victory was the culmination of 11 months of hard work at his family’s United MMA gym in Hawaii, and Lee hailed it as the “biggest moment” of his young but storied career.
“Right now today, I’m the best version of myself I’ve ever been,” said Lee, who also picked up a US$50,000 performance bonus.