How Asian MMA sensation Angela Lee overcame pneumonia to win latest world title defence
Singaporean star delighted home fans with a dominant win over Brazil’s Istela Nunes
Some in the One organisation even felt it might be best if their young star pulled out of the headline clash with Istela Nunes but Lee stuck to her guns and brushed off the bug before dominating the bout.
“There were a lot of things that happened leading up to this fight,” said Lee. “A lot of unexpected things that I didn’t have control of. I actually got pretty sick. I was on antibiotics and I was fighting through that. It was just a very tough battle with myself, overcoming my own doubt.
“I didn’t know if I had it in me but I trusted in my training, trusted in my team and coach and just went out there and got the job done.”
Once she’s back to 100 per cent – that will no doubt come after Lee joins her extended family in Singapore for a tradition post-fight family feast - the only real concern on the horizon will be just who it is that the One organisation can find for the 20-year-old to face next.