![]() ![]() Who will come out on top in the trilogy? Take a look at the story behind their rivalry with highlights from their previous two fights in the video above. Then in the rematch on Oct 13, 2019, Lee got her revenge when she finished Xiong with a rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round to retain her atomweight title. On March 31, 2019, Lee’s bid to become a champ-champ was derailed when Xiong finished her by fifth-round TKO with body kicks and punches at ONE Championship: A New Era. The third encounter between the two fighters will make the first major title-fight trilogy in women’s MMA history, with Xiong and Lee splitting victories in their two previous encounters. In the main event, strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan puts her 125-pound title on the line against atomweight champ Angela Lee. Be sure to follow us for all the latest news on Twitter.On Friday, ONE on Prime Video 2 is headlined by a historic trilogy.Join us to discuss MMA and much more on the forums.If you would like to read more stories like this be sure to check out the content at Overtime Heroics.If Lee does intend to move back up in weight she should follow Michelle Waterson’s (17-6) example and take a year out, in which she concentrates on building her body towards being a natural strawweight competitor. In her two loses at strawweight it was clear that her opponents had a clear power advantage. I think Lee has made the right decision moving back down to atomweight for this fight. They will surely use what they have learned to aid them in the upcoming rematch.Īt ONE Century part 1, we will either see a new two-weight world champion or Lee will prove to the world that she is still ‘unstoppable’ at atomweight? Both competitors will have learned a lot from their first encounter with each other. The rematch should be another close competitive fight between two of the best female fighters on the ONE Championship roster. Although, with Nan moving down in weight it will be interesting to see if the extra 10-pound cut will impact either her power or her endurance, which proved pivotal to her victory the first time around. This power advantage not only resonated in terms of her strikes but it also allowed her to escape from Lee’s grappling game on occasion. It was evident during the first encounter that Nan had the power advantage. Whereas, Lee will drop back down in weight after losing two consecutive fights at strawweight, against Nan and Michelle Nicolini (6-2). ![]() This opportunity will be Nan’s first fight since her victory over Lee back in March. ![]() The rematch between the two champions will take place at atomweight, which now gives Nan the opportunity to become a two-weight world champion. This TKO victory over another champion was a career-defining performance for Nan, who could now say that she had in fact managed to stop ‘the unstoppable’. The lack of stamina left Lee unable to escape a flurry and kicks and punches from the champion, which forced the referee to call an end to the fight 1:37 into the final round. Once the two fighters came out for the fifth and final round it was obvious that Lee had gassed herself out trying to secure the armbar. Nan, however, would manage to survive until the end of the round. It was during this fourth round that Lee had her best opportunity to win the fight when she came agonisingly close to submitting Nan. Lee got the better of Nan in the first two rounds although when she started to slow in the third round, the momentum of the fight started to shift in favour of the champion.Īt the end of the third round, Lee managed to regroup before coming back out for the fourth. The first meeting between these two champions was a very close fight, in which Lee pushed Nan to her limits. This bout gave Lee a chance to become a two-weight world champion. This setback, however, did not stop Lee from making her move up to strawweight, as the encounter was later rescheduled for ONE: a new era. ![]() Lee and Nan were originally scheduled to meet in the cage at ONE: Heart of the lion, until Lee was unfortunately forced to pull out of the contest with a back injury. Nan retaining her strawweight crown against Lee at ONE a new era ![]()
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