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ONE Championship: Angela Lee retires from MMA and vacates title – ‘I know this is right decision’
Atomweight MMA champion lays her belt on the canvas in the cage at Singapore Indoor Stadium before ONE Fight Night 14 main event‘I’m here to officially announce my retirement, it’s been an incredible eight years,’ she says, as Stamp Fairtex beats Ham Seo-hee for undisputed beltONE ChampionshipNicolas AtkinPublished: 12:45pm, 30 Sep, 2023Why you can trust SCMP
Angela Lee confirmed she has retired from mixed martial arts, and vacated her ONE Championship atomweight MMA title in Singapore on Saturday, after the death of her 18-year-old sister.
The 27-year-old Lee sat cageside for the ONE Fight Night 14 event at Singapore Indoor Stadium, where she did a meet and greet with fans before the show.
She joined the commentary booth for the main event between Stamp Fairtex and Ham Seo-hee, who were set to fight for the interim belt. Following Lee’s announcement, it was upgraded to an undisputed title, won by Stamp with a third-round body-shot KO. .rsme-embed .rsme-d-none { display: none; } .rsme-embed .twitter-tweet { margin: 0 !important; } .rsme-embed blockquote { margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; } .rsme-embed.rsme-facebook-embed .fb-post iframe { width: 100% !important; } .rsme-embed.rsme-facebook-embed .fb-post span { width: 100% !important; }
Lee laid her belt on the canvas in the cage at Singapore Indoor Stadium before the fight, during an interview with ONE commentator Mitch Chilson after the co-main event.