Angela Lee: ONE Championship Atomweight Champion Talks Being a Fighting Mom, Move Back to Strawweight and more

We recently spoke to ONE Championship Women’s Atomweight Champion Angela Lee about her recent win at ONE X against Stamp Fairtex, being a fighting mother and a potential move back to Strawweight.

‘Unstoppable’ Lee is a Canadian-American mixed martial artist of Singaporean, Chinese and Korean heritage who has been dominating the 105-pound division since 2016.

Lee is unbeaten at Atomweight in ONE FC, even avenging her loss to Strawweight Titleholder Xiong Jing Nan at 105-pounds back in 2019.

Here’s our full interview with mixed martial artist and the ONE Championship Atomweight Champion Angela Lee.

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GMS: Congratulations on your win at ONE X, being the first Mom Champ in ONE history and getting the Performance of the Night Bonus!

Angela Lee: Thank you!

GMS: You started the fight against Stamp really aggressively, you came straight out after her. Did you go into the contest thinking that it was going to be a fight that stayed on the feet or were you looking for a moment to shoot for a takedown early?

Angela Lee: You know every fight starts on the feet, so we’re definitely prepared to close the distance early. I wanted to keep the pressure on her. I was confident in my hands, in my boxing and was able to land some really good shots at the beginning of the round and close the distance. That was the game plan. Once I was able to get her pressed against the cage I was looking for ways to take her down and eventually finish on the ground.

GMS: Stamp Fairtex is a Muay Thai practitioner with a wealth of dangerous striking, and it did seem like you were consciously looking to prove a point standing. She did quite well on the ground, were you expecting her to do