SINGAPORE – Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Angela Lee announced her retirement from the sport in a teary farewell on Saturday at the One Fight Night 14 event held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 27-year-old current One atomweight champion has not fought since October 2022, when she lost a strawweight world title fight to China’s Xiong Jingnan at the...
SINGAPORE – Mixed martial arts fighter Angela Lee announced her retirement from the sport in a teary farewell on Saturday at the One Fight Night 14 event held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Fighting back tears, Lee placed her championship belt in the middle of the cage before saying: “I am here today to officially announce my retirement. It has been an incredible eight years and I just want to say thank you to the fans, to One Championship. Lee then appeared on the jumbotron and was visibly emotional. Tears flowed down her face as she made her final walk down to the ring with her atomweight title on her shoulders.Born in Canada to a Singaporean dad and South Korean mum, Lee rose to prominence in Asia’s largest mixed martial arts promotion, One Championship, where she fought under the Singapore flag.
Her attention will now be focused on her non-profit charity Fightstory, which she launched in July. Fightstory is dedicated to inspiring hope and building a community for those struggling with mental health. In a recent interview with The Straits Times, Lee said her charity was inspired by late sister and her own mental health struggles.
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