ONE Championship: Angela Lee wants change in rules after losing title fight to Xiong Jingnan
- Xiong takes unanimous decision in Singapore, but Lee says she won fight ‘under any rule set of any organisation’
- ‘As a fighter we give our all and sacrifice so much. The only thing we ask is that we be given a fair decision,’ she says
As the dust settles on the dramatic ONE on Prime Video 2 main event in Singapore, Angela Lee has called on the martial arts promotion to change its rules.
Lee (11-3) lost a unanimous decision to ONE Championship strawweight MMA champ Xiong Jingnan in their trilogy bout at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
It was her second failed bid to win the strawweight belt from the Chinese “Panda” (18-2), whom she successfully defended her own atomweight crown against three years ago.
“This fight was a war, but I know that under any rules of any organisation, that I won that fight,” Lee said in an Instagram post on Sunday morning. “I would like to call on ONE Championship to see if they would be open for a clarification and improvement of their rules.
“I love the global rules that ONE abides by however, I do believe that it leaves the judging too vague and often leads to very questionable decisions.
“I think that the 10-point must system that is used in North America is clearer but also, fighters can end up just playing to win rounds.
“I would like to see our global rules being applied and judged, round by round and then tallied up as a whole.
