Lea Bivins exclusive: ONE Championship fighter talks debut, Angela Lee and more

GiveMeSport had the opportunity to speak to Lea Bivins ahead of her debut for ONE Championship on the ONE 159 fight card in July.

Bivins recently signed for the company as part of their Atomweight division, and at 19 years old she is considered a phenom and a potential megastar in the future.

The former Pankration and amateur wrestling star will be taking on Zeba Bano for her debut, a fighter with a strong MMA resume in her own right.

Here is what Lea Bivins had to say ahead of her debut contest for ONE FC at ONE Championship 159 on July Friday 22nd July.

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GMS – Although this upcoming bout against Zeba Bano is your first pro MMA bout you have an impressive amateur combat sports career. How have you accomplished so much at only 19!?

Lea Bivins – Actually, I’ve been seeing a lot of articles online about my amateur career being 3-0! I actually haven’t fought amateur MMA I went straight to the pros. But I did fight in the IMMAF World Championships Pankration and I did go 3-0, so I think there was a little bit of confusion there!

GMS – Does it concern you that you’re facing someone (Zeba Bano) with slightly more experience in the ONE promotion in terms of pre-fight prep, interviews etc?

Lea Bivins – Honestly it doesn’t concern me too much. I have a really good camp, coaches and teammates. We’ve all been watching footage, going over the footage of her last bout at ONE FC. I like to use my nerves for excitement and everything towards the fight…with my wrestling background, it’s just another day and another competition for me.

GMS – Speaking of your wrestling background, you’ve got a very strong background in the amateurs there and you’re a