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Angela Lee passes torch to Stamp, ‘didn’t have heart for it any more’

Former champ ‘proud’ to hand successor Stamp Fairtex the ONE Championship atomweight title after calling it quits following death of 18-year-old sister.

Former champ ‘proud’ to hand her successor Stamp the atomweight MMA title after calling it quits following death of 18-year-old sister
CEO Chatri admits ‘without a doubt, Angela was the face of ONE’ but says Stamp is now ‘greatest female combat athlete on the planet’

2 Oct 2023 - 7:59PMvideocam

The Takedown | Applaud MMA champ Angela Lee for revealing 2017 suicide attempt

20 Sep 2023 - 12:48PM

Angela Lee reveals 2017 suicide attempt, confirms sister Victoria took own life

20 Sep 2023 - 11:45AMvideocam

ONE’s Angela Lee taking part in suicide prevention charity walk

ONE Championship’s atomweight MMA queen launches Fightstory non-profit mental health organisation to ‘empower fighters of all walks of life’.

29 Aug 2023 - 2:57PM

Angela Lee is set to ‘make a big statement’ on her future in Singapore next month. Photo: ONE Championship

Angela Lee to ‘make big statement’ on future at ONE Fight Night 14 in Singapore

ONE Championship’s atomweight MMA champ has been contemplating retirement since death of 18-year-old sister Victoria Lee in December.

7 Aug 2023 - 1:36PM

ONE: Victoria Lee’s father has ‘completely retired’ as coach, Chatri says

Christian Lee ‘hasn’t trained’ since sister’s death with ONE Championship putting together interim title fights for the two divisions he reigns.

11 Jun 2023 - 12:55PMvideocam

Angela Lee ‘likely to retire’ after sister’s death, Christian back in ONE next year

ONE Championship CEO Chatri says two-weight champ Christian wants to return ‘100 per cent’ after death of sister Victoria Lee but Angela ‘still undecided’.

8 Jun 2023 - 2:17PM

Christan Lee (left) and Angela Lee (right) celebrate with younger sister Victoria Lee after she signs with Evolve MMA. Photo: Instagram

ONE, Angela Lee confirm Victoria Lee scholarships on ‘happy heavenly birthday’

ONE Championship star posts touching tribute to sister, who would’ve been 19 on Wednesday, as CEO Chatri announces programmes honouring her legacy.

18 May 2023 - 4:35PM

ONE: Chatri has ‘not talked fights at all’ with Angela, Christian Lee

ONE Championship will make its debut on US soil this Friday, but it will do so without two of its best fighters and biggest American stars.

5 May 2023 - 7:30AMvideocam

ONE: Angela Lee to ‘honour’ sister Victoria in AAPI charity run after death

ONE Championship MMA champ says 18-year-old ‘always dreamed’ of going to New York – ‘I know her spirit will be there alongside us as we celebrate her’.

29 Apr 2023 - 1:24PM

Angela Lee (right) with her sister Victoria Lee during training at their family’s United MMA gym in Hawaii. Photo: Instagram/@angelaleemma

ONE: Chatri will ask Angela Lee for ‘blessing’ over Ham interim title shot

With Angela Lee’s future still uncertain, ONE Championship boss says the atomweight division ‘must go on’ and Ham Seo-hee is ‘deserving of a title shot’.

27 Mar 2023 - 3:08PMvideocam

Referee Herb Dean raises Ham Seo-hee’s hand after her decision win over Itsuki Hirata at Fight Night 8 in Singapore. Photo: ONE Championship

Christian, Angela Lee ‘so proud’ as brother Adrian, 17, wins wrestling title

Adrian Lee marches to Hawaii high school title two months after sister and former ONE Championship fighter Victoria’s death.

21 Feb 2023 - 1:52PM

Victoria Lee’s brother mourns death of ‘most loving person I know’

The 17-year-old Adrian Lee, also a rising MMA prospect, posts first public tribute to his sister after death of ONE Championship star aged 18.

6 Feb 2023 - 12:32PM

‘I wasn’t ready to say goodbye’: Angela Lee’s moving message for sister

‘I would give anything for just one more day, just one more second,’ ONE Championship star says following death of rising MMA fighter Victoria Lee at 18.

30 Jan 2023 - 11:38AM

Angela Lee with her sister Victoria Lee. Photo: Instagram/@angelaleemma

Angela Lee says ‘stop the conspiracy theories’ after Victoria’s death

‘Stop contacting us, stop hiring private investigators,’ ONE Championship atomweight champion says, with celebration of 18-year-old sister’s life switched to closed event.

27 Jan 2023 - 10:28AM

ONE Championship’s Angela Lee (right) with her younger sister Victoria Lee at their family’s United MMA gym in Hawaii. Photo: Instagram

DJ says Angela, Christian Lee ‘don’t have to come back’ after sister’s death

Demetrious Johnson sends his support to fellow ONE Championship title-holders after death of Victoria Lee at 18 – ‘take all the time you need … fighting ain’t going nowhere’.

18 Jan 2023 - 5:13PMvideocam

ONE Championship end of 2022 awards: best submission

It was an excellent year for submissions in ONE – here are our top five, with champs Angela Lee and Reinier de Ridder both in the mix.

22 Dec 2022 - 7:49PMvideocam

Angela Lee wants ONE Championship to change rules after losing title fight

Xiong Jingnan takes unanimous decision at ONE on Prime Video 2 in Singapore, but Lee says she won fight ‘under any rule set of any organisation’.

2 Oct 2022 - 3:00PMvideocam

Xiong Jingnan celebrates as Angela Lee looks on dejectedly when the decision is read out at ONE on Prime Video 2. Photos: ONE Championship

ONE on Prime Video 2 results: Xiong beats Lee to retain title

ONE Championship on Prime Video 2 went down on Saturday morning in Singapore, and concluded with an epic trilogy fight between champions Xiong Jingnan and Angela Lee.

1 Oct 2022 - 7:28PMvideocam

ONE: Teo slams Angela Lee, makes statement on atomweight debut

Tiffany Teo sets sights on new division’s long-time queen after submitting Ritu Phogat, blasting decision to give Lee another crack at ONE Championship strawweight title.

30 Sep 2022 - 11:15AMvideocam

ONE: Angela Lee sees Ham title defence next in ‘busy’ 2023

Lee sees Ham Seo-hee as her next ONE Championship atomweight title challenger, and claims South Korean was ‘injured’.

28 Sep 2022 - 10:17AMvideocam

Angela Lee walks out to defend her atomweight MMA title against Stamp Fairtex at ONE X in Singapore. Photos: ONE Championship

ONE: Angela Lee says ‘fight camp has officially begun’

ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela Lee brings in Bellator MMA star Kana Watanabe for her camp in Hawaii – but opponent remains a mystery.

9 Aug 2022 - 1:02PMvideocam

ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee addresses fans and media at the ONE X open workouts in Singapore. Photo: ONE Championship

ONE: Danielle Kelly says Angela Lee grappling match is ‘easy money’

BJJ star Kelly open to grappling ONE Championship atomweight MMA queen Lee, telling her to ‘start making moves on a match’ if she is so confident.

5 Aug 2022 - 3:53PMvideocam

ONE: Angela Lee, Danielle Kelly trade shots over grappling match

BJJ star Danielle Kelly calls ONE Championship atomweight MMA queen Angela Lee’s prediction for potential submission grappling match ‘comedy’.

19 Jul 2022 - 11:53AMvideocam

ONE: Angela Lee’s brother Adrian, 16, wins junior kick-boxing title

Adrian Lee, the youngest sibling of ONE Championship stars Angela, Christian and Victoria Lee, triumphs with ‘two knockout wins in one night’ in Hawaii.

1 May 2022 - 11:52PM

Adrian Lee celebrates winning a junior kick-boxing title alongside his family, including former ONE lightweight champion Christian Lee (left) and rising atomweight contender Victoria Lee (third left). Photo: Adrian Lee/Instagram

ONE champion Angela Lee says Stamp Fairtex punch ‘scared’ her

ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee denies being vulnerable to body shots after an early scare in her last fight with Stamp Fairtex.

5 Apr 2022 - 5:57PMvideocam

Stamp Fairtex (right) hurts Angela Lee with a body shot at ONE X. Photos: ONE Championship.

ONE: Kelly wants Lee grappling match after ‘emotional’ debut

After an impressive ONE championship debut, American atomweight Danielle Kelly targets a grappling match with MMA champ Angela Lee.

1 Apr 2022 - 8:15PMvideocam

ONE X: emotional Stamp, Rodtang reflect on submission losses

Stamp Fairtex admits ‘I have to gain more experience’, while Rodtang ‘will not give up on MMA’ after tapping out to Demetrious Johnson in Singapore.

27 Mar 2022 - 4:39PMvideocam

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Angela Lee

Angela Lee is a Canadian-American mixed martial artist of Asian descent who fights out of Singapore. She was born in Vancouver but moved to Hawaii at the age of seven. Her father is from Singapore and her mother from South Korea; both are martial artists, so she began training at a very young age and competing at the age of 6. In 2011, Lee won her division at the USA Amateur pankration national championships, and she followed that the next year by winning her division at the World Pangration Athlima Federation world championships. On May 5, 2016, she became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating Mei Yamaguchi to win the One Championship Women's Atomweight title.