Angela Lee just closed the book on the greatest rivalry of her young martial arts career after successfully defending her ONE Women’s Atomweight World Championship against Japanese contender Mei “V.V.” Yamaguchi in the main event of ONE: Unstoppable Dreams.
Just like in their initial encounter two years ago, she did it via unanimous decision.
Lee is looking forward to new challenges in a new weight class and capturing some more gold.
“I have pretty much cleared out the atomweight division, so I would like to step up a weight class and challenge “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nang, the ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion, for her title. That is what I have my eyes set on right now,” said Lee.
The atomweight queen said Xiong would be a great challenge for her and the two will surely figure in a great match.
“Just looking at her previous opponents, I do not think any of them have a game quite like mine, and I think I bring a whole new set of skills to the cage. She definitely has some raw aggression and power, and she trusts in her fists – she just swings. I think it will be an exciting match for people to see, too,” said Lee who confessed that she would like to be the first female two-division ONE World Champion.
“That is something I wanted, but knew I had to earn it. I just was not going to automatically jump up (and challenge for the title). I wanted to defend this atomweight belt before I made a move to the strawweight division, but now I think it is time. I am finally closing the chapter on Mei, and looking forward to a new chapter in the strawweight division. I am really excited about that,” said Lee.