Victoria Lee Tribute: At Saturday’s Fight Night 6 event in Bangkok, Victoria Lee was recently remembered with a moment of silence by ONE Championship. Her sister, ONE’s atomweight MMA champion Angela Lee announced the tragic Victoria Lee death on Boxing Day. It was the first MMA promotion event since the 18-year-old’s death. Follow the MMA News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Victoria Lee Tribute: A moment of silence for the ONE Championship star
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The promotion showed the heartfelt remembrance during Friday night’s live stream of ONE Fight Night 6 on Prime Video. Before ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong’s remarks about the sorrowful loss of life, Cage announcer Dom Lau led the audience in a minute of silence to remember Lee. During her brief stint in ONE, the 18-year-old atomweight went 3-0. She was scheduled to fight India’s Zeba Bano this weekend at Impact Arena.
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Watch Video: A tribute to late Victoria Lee
“The 18-year-old Prodigy” was the younger sister of champions Angela and Christian Lee of the ONE Championship. Victoria competed in the atomweight division, where Angela, 26, has held the title for a while. Christian, 24, is now the champion in both welterweight and lightweight. Both champions are prominently featured in ONE’s ode to Victoria.
Victoria Lee MMA history
She defeated Thailand’s Sunisa Srisen via submission with a rear-naked choke just over a minute into the second round when she made her professional MMA debut with the organization in February 2021. She defeated China’s Wang Luping with an armbar in less than four minutes in her second fight, which took place in July 2021. Two months later, she returned to the ONE Circle for the third round, defeating Brazilian Victoria Souza via first-round TKO.
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