ONE Championship: five storylines to watch after Prime Video 2 – including Angela Lee’s future
- Xiong Jingnan’s next move is also on the agenda – the Chinese strawweight champ could go after Lee’s atomweight built again
- Stamp Fairtex and Anissa Meksen begin trash talk ahead of January 14 clash, while there are two big new contenders in men’s MMA
ONE Championship on Prime Video 2 went down on Saturday morning in Singapore, and much like the promotion’s first event on the Amazon-owned streaming service, it was packed with memorable moments.
In the main event, China’s Xiong Jingnan defeated Angela Lee by unanimous decision, defending the strawweight title and settling a two-fight tie with the Canadian-American atomweight champion in the process.
In the event’s co-headlining attraction, Mikey Musumeci defeated Cleber Sousa by decision to win ONE’s first submission grappling title at flyweight.
Earlier in the morning, Thai MMA star Stamp Fairtex picked up a hard-fought decision win over rising Malaysian talent Jihin Radzuan, while a number of newcomers made big statements in their ONE debuts.
Here are five storylines to watch after the event.
Angela Lee’s future at strawweight
Had ONE atomweight champ Angela Lee (11-3 MMA) defeated strawweight champion Xiong Jingnan at ONE on Prime Video 2, she would have become the first female fighter in the promotion’s history to win titles in two weight classes. But it was not to be. Instead Lee is now 0-3 at strawweight, having lost twice to Xiong and once to Brazilian grappler Michelle Nicolini.