The last 9 months is a very difficult time for Angela Lee. She had to witness her sister, “prodigy” Victoria Lee, suddenly left at the age of 18. She herself thought of the same job in 2017.
Before the One Fight Night 14, Angela Lee announced that it would appear at the event and had an important notice. She kept the promise. Among the thousands of ONE Championship, the champion officially announced the retirement, returned the championship to the organizers and abandoned the title.
Today, I came here to officially say goodbye to MMA. I would like to thank the fans, to the ONE Championship tournament, to Chatri Chairman, to the teammates and everyone. This is the day my journey is closed both inside and outside the MMA arena,” Angela Lee said.
Talking about retirement decisions, Angela Lee confirmed that she saw this was the right decision. The death of her sister made the One Championship champion no longer motivated. However, the younger brother Angela Lee, Christian Lee, will return to play in 2024. This is information confirmed by the chairman of the tournament.
Besides Angela Lee's announcement of the competition, her father, professional MMA coach Ken Lee also announced that she would not work anymore. Their MMA club, which receives and trains many famous boxers, has also closed indefinitely from the beginning of this year. It was not until recently that they reopened.
During the One Fight Night 14 event, right after Angela Lee returned the belt for the tournament, One Championship organized a Women's Atomweight MMA championship competition between Stamp Fairtex and Ham Seo Hee. The final victory belonged to Stamp, the winner of TKO with a very heavy body kick caused the opponent to give up in the third half.