24-year-old fighter Christian Lee obliterated an MMA champion to reclaim One Championship's lightweight title
- Christian Lee just obliterated the One Championship title holder.
- In a rematch, Lee scored a win Friday over Ok Rae Yoon in Singapore.
Christian Lee, 24, obliterated an MMA champion to reclaim One Championship's lightweight title at the One 160 event in Singapore.
It was a case of revenge for Lee, as the Canadian-American fighter lost a narrow, disputed decision to Ok Rae Yoon last year, yet scored a thumping, second-round knockout in Friday's rematch.
It was a conclusive victory for Lee, who returns to Hawaii as a two-time One Championship title-winner with a resurgent pedigree as one of the sport's most exciting youngsters.
Lee was in control throughout their headlining 170-pound bout with an exhilarating striking style that continually bettered Ok.
Then, in the second round, a silky-smooth superman punch and leg kick combination proved Ok's downfall as he appeared dazed from the strikes.
Lee maintained his attack, landed a brutal overhand, and dropped Ok to the ground.
From there, Lee threw knee strike after knee strike to the head of the grounded opponent until the referee deemed that Ok had wilted enough, and intervened to award Lee the win via stoppage.
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Victory advanced Lee's pro MMA record to 16 wins (11 knockouts, four submissions, and one decision) against four defeats, and earned him a $50,000 performance-related bonus from One Championship.
One founder Chatri Sityodtong has long hailed Lee as a fighter who can beat anyone in his weight class from rival MMA organizations
The win will likely see Lee receive another promotional push from the MMA firm as One founder Chatri Sityodtong routinely sang the fighter's praises when speaking to Insider.
In 2020, for example, Sityodtong told us that he thought so highly of Lee that he could defeat any fighter in and around his weight class in the world — including the pound-for-pound king at the time, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"[Lee] can go up against any lightweight, in any organization, and come out on top," said Sityodtong.
Other results from the One 160 event included Thanh Le's featherweight title win by decision over Tang Kai, Keanu Subba's first-round knockout win over amir Khan, and Martin Batur's heavyweight TKO over Paul Elliot.