ONE Championship: Christian Lee thinks Roberto Soldic is ‘a tough fight for anybody’ – from lightweight to middleweight
- Lee reclaimed the lightweight title with a TKO of Ok Rae-yoon last month in Singapore, and can ‘definitely’ see himself fighting Soldic in the future
- Former KSW champ signed with ONE earlier this summer, and could conceivably fight in three weight classes in the promotion
You can count Christian Lee among Roberto Soldic’s admirers.
The 27-year old Croatian Soldic previously held the welterweight and middleweight titles in Polish MMA promotion KSW, and recently signed with Singapore-based martial arts organisation ONE Championship, where Lee is the lightweight champion.
Lee was aware of Soldic before he made the move between promotions, and is already impressed by the Croatian’s skills.
“I’ve seen him fight, he’s another dangerous contender out there,” the Canadian-American, 24, told the Post last week.
Soldic’s move to ONE generated plenty of buzz, but the details of his debut with the promotion are still a mystery. In fact, it is not even clear which weight class he will compete in, with lightweight, welterweight and middleweight all looking like possibilities.
By Lee’s estimation, Soldic is good enough to be a threat to anybody in any of those divisions.
“If you go from lightweight, welterweight, up to middleweight, I think he’s going to be a tough fight for anybody,” Lee said. “He’s definitely got talent. I think he’s a great fighter. He hasn’t fought in ONE yet, but I’ll definitely keep my eyes out for when he makes his debut.”