"Bloody hell of a fight" - Fans love Christian Lee's determination to capture welterweight MMA throne against Kiamrian Abbasov
Christian Lee's crowning moment as a two-division MMA world champion was welcomed with a massive challenge from former ONE welterweight MMA world champion Kiamrian Abbasov in their champion-versus-champion clash at ONE on Prime Video 4 in November 2022.
The best moments from both fighters were relived by ONE Championship recently, and they reposted it on Instagram with the caption:
"Ahead of Christian Lee's big return to action in a World Title unification fight at ONE 169: Atlanta, look back at his EPIC comeback against Kiamrian Abbasov! @christianleemma"
'The Warrior' showed a lot of grit and heart during the fight because he was almost finished in the opening round, but he was able to survive and eventually won via TKO in the fourth round to become the latest member of the exclusive champ-champ club under the world's largest martial arts organization.
Due to this incredible perseverance and never-say-die attitude, the 26-year-old Singaporean-American superstar received high praise from fans, particularly from platform users @limktg_7132, @dangdang808, @bestofbhutantours, and @_wizard.of.az, who commented:
"Christian Lee has to Dug DEEP; almost being finished in the 1st round to win in the 4th! Respect ✊🏻"
"Bloody hell of a fight..."
"Wow 👏👏👏 Lee is made of steel"
"The pacing. The deligence. The defense. And most of all the grit. Bravo."
Christian Lee to make a highly anticipated return at ONE 169: Atlanta on November 8
After almost two years of sabbatical, Lee is finally back in action on November 8 at ONE 169: Atlanta, where he will welcome the challenge of Alibeg Rasulov for the ONE lightweight MMA world title.
The two will square off inside the State Farm Arena, and the Evolve MMA and United MMA representative wants to record his first successful world title defense in his second reign as the division's undisputed king to maintain his status as a two-division world champion.