WATCH: Xiong Jing Nan's epic trilogy with Angela Lee ahead of ONE 168: Denver return
Xiong Jing Nan will return at ONE 168: Denver on September 6, 2024, to defend her strawweight crown once again. The last time that she fended off a contender for the belt was at the conclusion of an epic trilogy between two world champions.
At ONE on Prime Video 2, the Chinese world champion faced off with atomweight queen Angela Lee. The fight ended up being the last of Lee's incredible career before she retired last year. 'The Panda' put on a dominant performance to keep hold of her title, taking the edge in their rivalry, having beaten Lee both times that they met at strawweight.
Before Xiong Jing Nan returns to face off with another atomweight champion who is looking to move up a weight class to seize her throne, rewatch the last time that the strawweight champion reminded everyone what she is capable of:
Watch the full fight below:
Xiong Jing Nan will look to repeat this feat at ONE 168
Xiong Jing Nan now finds herself in another champion vs champion clash.
With Lee announcing her retirement at ONE Fight Night 14 last September, the vacant title was won by Stamp Fairtex following her finish over Ham Seo Hee.
The challenge for the defending champion in this fight is that Stamp poses a completely different threat compared to Lee before her. While Lee would attempt to take the Chinese champion to the ground where she excelled with her jiu-jitsu, the current atomweight queen is a striking phenom.
This clash of styles and world champions now has an incredible stage, as these two dominant women headline ONE Championship's return to the United States.
Live from the Ball Arena in Denver on September 6, ONE 168 is stacking up to be one of the biggest events of the year, and that's only with two fights announced already.