<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11093487" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="timofey-nastyukhin">Timofey Nastyukhin</keyword> has what it takes to defeat <keyword id="9130294" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="christian-lee">Christian Lee</keyword> providing he lands his "kill shot."</li><li>That's according to <keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword>, who lost by knockout to Nastyukhin in 2019.</li><li>Alvarez has since rebounded and is determined to force a <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> title shot.</li></ul>One big "kill shot" could upset the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bellator-mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> phenom Christian Lee in his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> fight against Timofey Nastyukhin on April 14.That's the opinion of Lee's 170-pound rival <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a>, who came unstuck in a first-round knockout loss against Nastyukhin in 2019, and told Insider about the skills that make the Russian fighter so dangerous."I think the beginning of the Lee vs. Nastyukhin fight could be quite interesting because Timofey is very strong and a great athlete," Alvarez said."I could see Christian coming out the way he comes out, rushing a takedown, and forcing grappling exchanges on Timofey."But it's going to be up to Timofey to keep up his conditioning to hold that explosiveness and keep that explosiveness throughout the whole fight, while dealing with the grappling exchanges that are going on."Nastyukhin defeated Alvarez with strikes at the "A New Era" event in Tokyo in March 2019.With one minute remaining in the opening round, Nastyukhin caught Alvarez with a pin-point three-punch combination from mid-range.The impact from the blows wobbled Alvarez's legs, sending him back to the fence. From there, Nastyukhin beat the American to the floor and hit him once more when he was covering up into a ball. The referee then waved the bout off to confirm Alvarez's debut loss in One Championship.The 37-year-old has since rebounded, submitting Eduard Folayang with a rear-naked choke in August 2019 before defeating Iuri Lapicus earlier this month.He told Insider that he wants to keep on trouncing One's fighters in the 170-pound division until he forces a title shot, and naturally has one eye on the current champion Lee.He told Insider that the April 14 title fight is dependent on whether Nastyukhin can "catch Christian with a kill shot before Christian is able to tire Timothy out."He finished by saying: "It will be interesting to see who imposes their will first."

One big 'kill shot' could upset MMA phenom Christian Lee in Timofey Nastyukhin fight, rival Eddie Alvarez says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9130294" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="christian-lee">Christian Lee</keyword>'s April 14 title defense against Timofey Nastyukhin will provide fireworks.</li><li>That's the opinion of <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> boss Chatri Sityodtong, the fight promoter.</li><li>Sityodtong tips Lee to become the No.1 fighter in the world someday.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> boss <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a> said his 22-year-old <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> phenom Christian Lee's upcoming 170-pound title defense on April 14 will be "a crazy war."Lee, the One champion at lightweight, fights Timofey Nastyukhin at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Wednesday at an event broadcast on US cable network TNT.The bout will be Lee's third defense of the championship belt he won after winning a second-round knockout over the Japanese grappling legend Shinya Aoki in 2019.Nastyukhin, meanwhile, is looking to extend a two-fight winning run after knocking out <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a> in 2019 and out-pointing Pieter Buist last year.Speaking to Insider before the event, Sityodtong suggested that the main event fight will steal the show on Wednesday."It's going to be a crazy war because Nastyukhin knocked out Alvarez, and said he's going to knock out Christian Lee as well."Let's see what happens because there'll be two super-hungry lions in there, and it's going to be incredible to watch." Should Lee retain his title then a big One Championship bout involving Alvarez could be on the horizon, providing the star American fighter keeps on winning.Alvarez told Insider recently that <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-hellbent-on-adding-one-championship-to-honors-roll-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he is hellbent on trouncing Sityodtong's lightweights</a> until he comes face-to-face with whoever is holding the title at the time.Sityodtong told Insider he knows both fighters want to scrap. "I know Christian Lee wants to fight <keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword> and I know Eddie Alvarez wants to fight Christian Lee," he said."It would be the young lion against the veteran. I still think Eddie has a few years of good, high-performance left in him."He still feels his best years are ahead of him and reaching his prime right now. It's very exciting times."As for Lee, Sityodtong told Insider last year that he thinks so highly of his young champion that <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-challenged-to-a-fight-vs-christian-lee-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he'd be confident he could beat anyone in the 155-pound to 170-pound divisions, including the now-retired Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>.Since then, Lee has knocked out another opponent - Iuri Lapicus.So does Sityodtong think even more highly of Lee now? Does he expect Lee to become a future No.1 in the sport?"Yes, yes, yes," he said."I believe Christian Lee is already one of the pound-for-pound best. He's definitely the best lightweight world champion out there right now, definitely. He can smoke any lightweight in the world."

One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong says Christian Lee's title defense will be 'one crazy war'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9130294" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="christian-lee">Christian Lee</keyword> scored a 73-second knockout win in a title fight broadcast Wednesday.</li><li>The fight itself took place April 7, but the results were kept secret for the benefit of US cable TV.</li><li>Victory propels Lee, a 22-year-old from Hawaii, closer to becoming a true superstar.</li></ul>A 22-year-old fighter called <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/christian-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Lee</a> just destroyed a title challenger in 73 seconds, cementing his place as one of the likely <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> superstars of the future.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> lightweight ruler retained the 170-pound title after finishing the ranked contender Timofey Nastyukhin midway through the opening round of a card broadcast Wednesday on TNT.The bout itself took place April 7 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, but the results were kept secret for the benefit of the tape-delayed event this week on US cable TV.Lee shot for a double-leg takedown during the early stages of the contest, but Nastyukhin thwarted the youngster's attempt to take the fight to the canvas by staying on his feet.They then exchanged strikes with Nastyukhin targeting Lee's leg with a kick that sent the champion's limb in the opposite direction, before throwing a right hand over the top.The challenger's increased comfort level in the bout worked against him, though, as Lee cracked him with an expert check-hook that floored Nastyukhin.Lee then pounced on his opponent and wailed shot after shot onto Nastyukhin - many of them right hands, and 14 of them unanswered - until the referee had seen enough. He intervened to hand the champ another win.It was all over.Watch the onslaught right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1382525040067940352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2021</a></blockquote>"Timofey likes to go in there and go for the knockout, so our game plan was based on that," said Lee after his win was announced. "Speed and accuracy beats power - so that's what happened tonight."Victory advanced Lee's pro <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> record to 15 wins (10 knockouts, four submissions, and one decision) against three losses.He remains the youngest champion in One history, and extended his record of most company wins (15) and most finishes (14).By finishing Nastyukhin after beating Iuri Lapicus, Saygid "Dagi" Arslanaliev, and Shinya Aoki, Lee has defeated four of the top five competitors in One's lightweight division.The fighter remains on course to be One's marquee champion, and should a mega-match involving the former UFC king <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a> materialize, he could secure crossover appeal with another thumping win.One boss Chatri Sityodtong is among those with extremely high hopes for Lee."I believe Christian Lee is already one of the pound-for-pound best," <a href="https://www.insider.com/christian-lee-fight-will-be-a-crazy-war-one-championship-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sityodtong recently told Insider</a>. "He's definitely the best lightweight world champion out there right now. He can smoke any lightweight in the world."<h2>Lee's win wasn't the only significant one on the night</h2><div type="image" title="One Championship One on TNT 2" height="833" width="1250" msid="82082699" hostid="261"></div>Though all five of the fights that took place at the One on TNT 2 event finished with a stoppage, the match that resonated the most on the preliminary card was Wang Shuo's third-round win over Kim Kyu Sung.An elbow strike was the catalyst for the beginning of the end for Kim. Wang cracked the South Korean so hard and so accurately that he crumpled into a heap on the floor.From there, the Chinese athlete hit him with five unanswered blows to secure the win.Watch the bludgeoning right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1382504730174185472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2021</a></blockquote>With the victory, Wang - nicknamed 'Little Whirlwind' - advanced his pro MMA record to 12 wins (six knockouts, one submission, and five decisions) against four losses.Elsewhere on the card, American women's atomweight fighter Janet Todd defeated Norway's Anne Line Hogstad with a kick to the body in the third round of a Muay Thai match.One has another tape-delayed event Wednesday, April 21 - the third in a series of four events on TNT.

22-year-old Christian Lee destroyed a title challenger in 73 seconds and cemented his spot as an MMA superstar in the making

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> phenom <keyword id="9130294" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="christian-lee">Christian Lee</keyword> returns to pro fighting Wednesday against Timofey Nastyukhin.</li><li>The <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> lightweight titleholder defends his belt in an event on US cable network TNT.</li><li>Lee wants to win, fight Eddie Alvarez, clear out the division, then do the same at welterweight.</li></ul>MMA phenom <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/christian-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian Lee</a> is dreaming of clearing out <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a>'s lightweight division, beating Eddie Alvarez, and then moving to welterweight so he can shoot for double champ status."I'd love to move up to welterweight and get a crack at that belt," the 22-year-old told Insider ahead of his 170-pound title defense against Timofey Nastyukhin on Wednesday.The fight tops the second of a four-event run for One Championship on US cable network TNT this month.One founder and CEO <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a> told Insider last year that he has high hopes for Lee, and is so confident in the young champion's skillset that <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-challenged-to-a-fight-vs-christian-lee-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he'd even tip him to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> in a cross-promotion bout.The way Lee talks, it seems like his hopes are as high as Sityodtong's as he said he's determined to secure a finish against Nastyukhin, target the best opponents in One Championship, and then do it all again at 185-pounds.<h2>Winning a championship aged 20</h2><div type="image" title="Christian Lee, One Championship" height="530" width="1000" msid="82071013" hostid="261"></div>Leading into Lee's first title fight in 2019, which was little more than three years after signing a One Championship contract, the fast-rising athlete said he always knew he was going to beat Shinya Aoki and make history.Victory over Aoki, the champion at the time, saw Lee become the youngest titleholder in the history of the Singapore-based company.The bout got off to a poor start for Lee as Aoki took him down and took control of his arm, but Lee didn't panic. "I still knew I wasn't giving up," he said."The second round was a second chance to implement my strategy, and I was able to do so and eventually get the knockout. I really felt like I was going to win that fight all along, even though I was in a bad position early on."Lee had his extended family there - grandparents included - and they all joined him to celebrate."My grandparents said they were so proud," he said of that night. "It was really cute to see how much my grandparents have learned about MMA because of my sister [atomweight champion Angela Lee], and my whole family and I."They watching fights these days, watching interviews, and trying to understand the whole process. They do love it and they're so supportive of the process, of me, my family, our careers."After that, I stayed in Singapore for a week, took a trip to Thailand to celebrate with my wife, and then we went back home [Hawaii]. The whole gym was happy, all students, friends. [Celebrations] just went on for weeks."<h2>Growing up in a house full of fighters</h2><div type="image" title="Angela Lee and Christian Lee" height="624" width="1250" msid="82071017" hostid="261"></div>Hand-to-hand combat runs deep in the Lee family.Lee's father Ken, a Hawaii-based Singaporean, holds black belts in Brazilian jiu jitsu, pankration, and taekwondo. His mother, Jewelz, is also a taekwondo black belt.The Lee parents practiced martial arts with their children every day when the kids returned home from school, and it saw the oldest, Angela Lee, quickly become a champion in One. Christian's success shortly followed."Looking back, I'm grateful I was pushed so hard by my parents," Christian said."We would go to school, come back right away and we'd be training from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and then fit in homework after that."It was busy, but I'm grateful I had that hard work instilled in me from a young age. It built a strong foundation for my character going into a fight career."It begs the question of whether sibling arguments ever turned into fights.Lee laughed, but said: "We did argue from time to time … but we would not get too physical. We were very close from a young age."For the most part we trained so much that if we got home and argued, the last thing we'd want was to do even more fighting!"We do still train together. Whenever I'm in camp or she's in camp we're always helping each other out, drilling and rolling."<h2>Lee wants a quick finish Wednesday against Nastyukhin</h2><div type="image" title="Christian Lee One Championship MMA" height="500" width="1000" msid="82071019" hostid="261"></div>Christian hasn't trained with his sister for a while because she's taken time away from the sport to become a mom.Angela announced her pregnancy in October 2020, and then gave birth last month - adding potentially another fighter to the growing family dynasty.Even without his sister around, Lee said he's still been training as hard as ever, and will be looking to meet fire with fire come fight night."I've been watching my opponent for quite some time now," he said of Nastyukhin. "I know he's a talented striker and he really pushes the fight early on, constantly looking for the knockout."I know he's dangerous, but the way I'm training and the game-plan I have laid out for this specific opponent, I know it's going to be a good fight for me."I plan on commanding range, striking first, and then from there, looking for a takedown, getting a TKO there or on the feet - by knockout or even submission."Victory would add another signature win to a body of work that already includes wins over Aoki, the former champ, and Saygid "Dagi" Arslanaliev, who was the No.1 contender.With Nastyukhin being the next in line, a matchup involving Eddie Alvarez is something Lee would push for later in the year."I would love to see a fight with him in the future because he's won the Bellator belt and he's won the UFC title."It would be a big fight to broaden the audience for One Championship, as he would bring in fans from the US with him."He continued: "I want to clear out the lightweight division. Shinya was the guy to beat, Dagi was the No.1 contender, and now Timofey is the next big threat. Then Eddie is the next big name to take out."Once I've cleared out the lightweight division I'd love to move up to welterweight, get a crack at that belt as well, and possibly become a double champ."I plan on moving up, and winning the welterweight title."Considering his confidence and how impressed Sityodtong is with Lee's abilities, it may not be long before he gets there.

22-year-old MMA phenom Christian Lee dreams of double champ status in One Championship

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10851094" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="victoria-lee">Victoria Lee</keyword> won her first <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> fight Friday at 16 years old.</li><li>Lee is the younger sister of Christian and Angela, who are title winners in <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword>.</li><li>Watch Victoria Lee's submission win right here.</li></ul>A 16-year-old American from a famous fighting family made a submission statement in her MMA debut on Friday, February 26.Victoria Lee is the younger sister of the title-winning siblings Angela Lee, the One Championship atomweight queen, and Christian Lee, One Championship's ruler at lightweight.Lee fought her first pro MMA bout in Singapore, scored a second-round finish, and attracted the praise of One Championship promoter Chatri Sityodtong."She definitely lived up to the hype," Sityodtong said after the fight.Throughout the bout, Lee showed ground-game skills that nullified her opponent Sunisa Srisen's greater experience in competitive MMA.Both combatants threw slugs when fighting on their feet, and they exchanged takedowns.Lee attempted a rear-naked-choke submission in the opening round, but did not get the early win. Instead, she locked in the same move in the following round, forcing Srisen to tap.<a href="https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3123420/one-championship-victoria-lee-16-future" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The South China Morning Post reported</a>, "When I first got on the stage and they were announcing my name it was crazy," Lee said. "It was cool to be in the stadium, and all the lights and the smoke."I felt so much nerves … this is the biggest thing I've ever done in my entire life. I felt all of it when I was walking into the arena, but when I stepped into the cage, I blocked it all out, breathed, cleared my mind and focused on the fight."I'm trying to remember the fight right now, but it all happened so fast for me," Lee said. "There was so much building up to this fight, so much pressure and emotion. As soon as the fight was over, everything felt great."Watch Lee's win right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1365286542827130884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2021</a></blockquote>"I was very impressed with Victoria Lee's incredible performance," Sityodtong said. "I still can't believe Victoria is only 16 years old. When I was 16 years old, I couldn't even tie my shoelaces."She definitely lived up to the hype against a tough and game opponent in Srisen. Without a doubt, Victoria Lee is the next big thing in martial arts."Lee's older brother Christian, 22, has a fight of his own in the coming weeks. He defends his 170-pound belt against Timofey Nastyukhin in Singapore on April 14.Angela Lee's next bout has yet to be confirmed.

A 16-year-old American from a famous fighting family made a submission statement on her MMA debut

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11056455" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="adriano-moraes">Adriano Moraes</keyword> knocked <keyword id="8445085" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Demetrious-Johnson">Demetrious Johnson</keyword> out with a knee to the face.</li><li>It went down at <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword>'s big card on TNT - US cable TV.</li><li><keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword> was disqualified earlier in the event, and <keyword id="11056758" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="rodtang">Rodtang</keyword> scored another win.</li></ul>Wild violence marked <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a>'s coming out party on US cable Wednesday as Muay Thai expert Rodtang walked through punches to score a win, <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a> was disqualified, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/demetrious-johnson-is-greatest-ever-mma-fighter-says-chatri-sityodtong-2020-4">Demetrious Johnson</a> was KO'd with a knee.<a href="https://www.insider.com/category/chatri-sityodtong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong</a>, the One CEO, told Insider earlier this week that April was set to be the biggest month in his company's history as he looks to increase visibility for his Singapore-based promotion in the US.Had the Kallang event taken place in the US, the results would have been different, but given its location, a different set of rules, which permitted strikes to the head of a downed opponent, applied.This benefited One's flyweight champion Adriano Moraes who cracked Johnson's skull with his kneecap while the American was in a downed position in the second round of a vicious 135-pound headlining fight.Johnson was one of the most dominant athletes in all <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> throughout the 2010s because of a lengthy rule over the UFC's flyweight division.He moved to One two years ago, beat three of Sityodtong's 135-pounders, and won the company's flyweight Grand Prix to set up a high-stakes fight with Moraes.The tough Brazilian grappler asserted his authority over Johnson in the opening round of their fight, dropped him with strikes in the second, before throwing the knee.The legal strike - a short but crisp left knee that Moraes lifted from close-range - sent Johnson crashing backward, prompting the referee to intervene quickly.It was all over.Moraes had beaten a legend in a decisive fashion, and became the first person to finish Johnson.Watch it right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1379988871216209923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote>Earlier in the night, <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-hellbent-on-adding-one-championship-to-honors-roll-2021-3">Eddie Alvarez's campaign for a One Championship title shot</a> took a strange turn when the star American fighter was issued a red card for strikes to the back of the head.Alvarez had been performing well against Iuri Lapicus, scoring a takedown early in the first round, before wailing strikes on his 170-pound lightweight opponent.The referee adjudged shots at the end of a sequence to have been illegal and called an end to the bout.Lapicus won via disqualification and Alvarez was sent home with a second loss in three One Championship appearances to date.Watch the controversy here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1379981926279221250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote>Lapicus was taken to hospital after the fight but Sityodtong said he's in "stable condition," according to <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> Fighting reporter Damon Martin.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1380040037799231490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote>It is currently unclear where Alvarez will go next. Sityodtong had previously told Insider that <a href="https://www.insider.com/eddie-alvarez-quest-for-one-championships-title-restarts-wednesday-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alvarez was two wins away from challenging for the One Championship title</a>, which currently belongs to Christian Lee.The company's president told us Alvarez would need to beat Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev, nicknamed "Dagi," before he could get to Lee. That could be a bout that materializes should a rematch with Lapicus fail to transpire.Elsewhere on the One card, Rodtang added another win to his record as the Thai boxer outpointed Daniel Williams.Watch Rodtang floor Williams with a left hook here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1379998891886530561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2021</a></blockquote>One Championship returns to TNT, cable TV in the US, on Wednesday, April 14 for another event.Christian Lee defends his title against Timofey Nastyukhin in the main event of a six-bout card at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Demetrious Johnson was KO'd with a knee as wild violence marked One Championship's breakout US cable show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="10246619" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="meng-bo">Meng Bo</keyword> scored a stunning one-punch knockout during <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword>'s most recent broadcast.</li><li>Bo swatted Priscilla Gaol's guard away with her left, which cleared a path for her to land an arrow a moment later.</li><li>The solitary right-hand power punch was all that was needed to put Gaol on her back, vulnerable to ground-and-pound.</li><li>Watch the finish right here.</li></ul>A 24-year-old fighter poleaxed her opponent with a one-punch knockout, stealing the show at One Championship's weekend event."Inside The Matrix 2" was One Championship's fourth broadcast from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, having previously held pandemic-era residencies in Thailand, Japan, and China.A women's atomweight MMA match between Meng Bo and Priscilla Gaol was the first of five fights on the November 6 show but it produced a finish so awesome it would have captured headlines by itself.Power puncher Bo put Gaol on the floor with a single blow in the opening round, having commanded the middle of the cage while attacking and defending with authority.The first minute was largely a feeling-out stage as both competitors sought to get a feel for the range between themselves, throwing kicks at half force.That all changed in the second minute when Gaol increased the tempo. This was, perhaps, a costly mistake to make as it brought the beginning of the end of the 115-pound contest.After 75 seconds of action, you can see in the video below that Meng begins rehearsing the eventual knockout-winning sequence.It is a clever overhand right — a punch thrown with the intention of causing a bruising KO.But the reason it is so clever is because she leads with her left, doing so not to jab but to swat Gaol's right hand out of the way, thus opening a clear route to her face.With Gaol's shield removed, Bo could land her arrow.Watch the knockout right here:<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L5aYaYvejmA?start=68" frameborder="0"></iframe>With victory, the Chinese athlete advanced her pro MMA record to 15 wins against five losses.Elsewhere on the card, Kiamrian Abbasov retained his One welterweight championship title with a come-from-behind technical knockout win over James Nakashima, who surrendered his undefeated status in the Singapore cage that night.The co-main event saw Timofey Nastyukhin out-point Peter Buist, after Yuya Wakamatsu scored a one-punch knockout win of his own over Kim Kyu Sung.Earlier in the evening, Eko Roni Saputra submitted Ramon Gonzales with a rear-naked choke in the first round.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-predicts-hell-demolish-dustin-poirier-in-january-fight-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC confirms Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier's fight is official, and the Irishman is already predicting a 1st round KO</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/chatri-sityodtong-talks-about-buchecha-marcus-almeida-2020-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chatri Sityodtong says 'Buchecha' Almeida could compete in 2 One Championship divisions at once, marveling at his biggest 2020 signing</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-marveled-at-gervonta-davis-after-his-vicious-knockout-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor marveled at the 'incredible' Gervonta Davis after the American boxer scored a 'vicious' knockout</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-ignacio-bahamondes-earn-ufc-deal-after-brutal-kick-ko-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 23-year-old fighter was given a UFC contract when he scored a brutal front kick KO which crumpled his opponent in an instant</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sabah-homasi-wins-jumping-knee-ground-and-pound-ko-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Bellator MMA fighter knocked out his opponent with a jumping knee, then mercilessly attacked him with ground-and-pound</a>

A 24-year-old fighter poleaxed her opponent with a manipulative one-punch knockout, stealing the One Championship show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword> returns to <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> April 7 for a <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> lightweight bout against Iuri Lapicus.</li><li>Alvarez told Insider that he will put Iuri Lapicus "through the fire" when they meet.</li><li>This is because he's determined to add One's belt to the UFC and Bellator titles he has already won.</li></ul>Star American fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/eddie-alvarez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eddie Alvarez</a> is hellbent on trouncing his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/one-championship" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Championship</a> opponents until he adds another title to his hulking honors roll."I don't see anybody getting in my way at 170-pounds," Alvarez told Insider during a recent Zoom call.Alvarez, 37, is one of the most decorated mixed martial artists competing today. He is a former <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> champion and a former two-time <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bellator-mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bellator MMA</a> champion.Additionally, with notable victories over Shinya Aoki, Michael Chandler, Anthony Pettis, Rafael dos Anjos, and Justin Gaethje, he has already forged a remarkable legacy in fighting.He's not done yet, and wants to become the only combat athlete to win titles in the UFC, Bellator, and One Championship.Alvarez talked to Insider from behind a desk inside the office of his North Hampton, Philadelphia home, where he has reserved a space on the shelves behind him for a One Championship title he has vowed to win.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-Al Dawson (@AlanDawsonSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1364968147619631105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2021</a></blockquote>In a wide-ranging discussion, Alvarez spoke about <a href="https://www.insider.com/poiriers-kicks-will-come-again-in-mcgregor-trilogy-alvarez-says-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor's prospective trilogy</a> with Dustin Poirier, how <a href="https://www.insider.com/michael-chandler-can-win-ufc-title-fight-eddie-alvarez-said-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his fellow American fighter Michael Chandler could win the UFC title</a>, and how MMA provided transferrable skills to pandemic life.<h2>Life is best when you maintain a positive outlook, Alvarez said</h2>Alvarez has been competing in pro MMA since 2003. After an eight-fight run with the UFC, he left the Las Vegas-based company to sign a deal with One Championship in Singapore.He is 1-1 in the promotion so far, losing to Timofey Nastyukhin in March 2019 before submitting Eduard Folayeng with a rear-naked choke little more than four months later.Alvarez did not compete in 2020. His April 7 fight against Iuri Lapicus, which will be broadcast in the US on TNT and B/R Live, is his first match in the pandemic-era.He told Insider that MMA gave him a good foundation for dealing with the mental strains of the pandemic."I'm a martial artist in and out [of the cage], and I believe that when bad things happen in life you pivot, you adjust, and you keep a good attitude."If you do those three things with any kind of adversity in your life, I believe you'll do well," said Alvarez. "A positive perspective can have a profound effect on your life."With my family we pivoted, we adjusted, and we kept a good attitude throughout 2020 in the pandemic. We got the pool guy to open the pool up, I got it heated because it was a little bit early and we enjoyed ourselves and our home."Life as a fighter can often mean time away from where you live, either for training camps in other locations, or fight events in major combat cities.Alvarez, for instance, has competed in Atlantic City, Boston, and Las Vegas in the US, Costa Rica, Canada, Russia, Japan, and the Philippines. On April 7 he competes in Singapore for the first time.The pandemic, though, allowed him much-needed time at home."I bought a big, beautiful home and sometimes I'm not even in it because I'm training, and we don't have a chance to enjoy the rewards of the work we've put in."Me and my wife got a chance to sit back and enjoy our family," he said. "We stopped and smelled the roses."<h2>It's strap season for belt-collecting combat star Eddie Alvarez</h2><div type="image" title="Eddie Alvarez One Championship" height="1333" width="2000" msid="81791458" hostid="261"></div>When Insider spoke to Alvarez, he had not yet left the US for his bout at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.But he had started his camp, which he said was excellent, and added that he was striving for as punch-perfect a performance as possible."I've not been doing anything too special as we're honing in on having good, solid fundamentals, and making sure we're clean and not making mistakes."I'm preparing myself to get ready for a championship fight. Having championship fights are about making fewer mistakes. It's not about being overly offensive. It's about mitigating risk. That's where we're at," Alvarez said.He fights Iuri Lapicus, a Moldovan submission specialist with a pro MMA record of 14 wins (four knockouts and 10 submissions), who is looking to rebound from his sole loss to the current champ Christian Lee in October."I know [Lapicus has] got a strong judo background and he prefers to grapple, but that's my strong suit," Alvarez said. "I'm an All-American wrestler. I've wrestled a large part of my High School career."I know he prefers to go there but he trains with [elite kickboxer] Giorgio Petrosyan - one of the best striking coaches in the world, so I'll sure he'll be prepared on that front, too. I'm looking forward to an excellent fight."Lapicus has never once gone the distance in a fight. His loss against Lee in October came by knockout, and all his victories have come by knockout or submission.Will this fight go the same way? "Maybe so but I'm in no rush. I'll get the job done, either way," said Alvarez."We can go for a high pace, or we can take our time. He can choose his route of destruction. I don't discriminate."It will be my hand that's raised at the end of the night and I'll be moving on. I think he's a formidable opponent with a great record, but I don't think he's been through the heat just yet and we're going to put him through fire."<h2>Alvarez has the One Championship title in his crosshairs</h2><div type="image" title="Christian Lee at One Championship" height="1331" width="2000" msid="81791463" hostid="261"></div>Victory over Lapicus would advance Alvarez's pro MMA record to 31 wins against seven losses with a two wins against one loss record in One.He told us that the competition level in the Asian organization is "incredible," adding: "Especially the competition at the welterweight division which is a buzzsaw at One Championship. There's killer, after killer, after killer."The weight classes in One differ to those in American MMA. The lightweight division limit at One is 170-pounds, rather than the 155-pound cut-off at the UFC or Bellator.This means Alvarez is technically competing at welterweight. "I think I'm a little undersized for this division," he said."So I have to use other attributes like my speed and footwork to gain an advantage against these guys, but I see it as a challenge and I don't see anybody getting in my way. I'm looking forward to the competition."He finished by remarking that one goal at One Championship motivates him to more than any other - winning another belt."I've got an empty shelf here and that's reserved for the One belt," he said. "Where that shelf is empty, that's where the belt is going. Then we'll have all the titles."That belt currently belongs to Christian Lee, a 22-year-old fighting phenom who One Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong waves lyrical about.Sityodtong told Insider last year that Lee was already so good he'd be confident that <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-challenged-to-a-fight-vs-christian-lee-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the fighter could beat any 155-pound to 170-pound athlete on the planet - including Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>.A future match-up between Alvarez and Lee is a foregone conclusion providing the youngster keeps the belt, Alvarez said."If that belt stays around his waist then we will be fighting," he said."Every organization I've ever fought for, I have held their world title. And One will be no different. If he's the world champion, then I'll be seeing him very soon."

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