![]() ![]() At the age of 18 she trained in weight lifting before transitioning to Boxing, where she was on the Chinese National team. Now the table has flipped as Xiong will be now looking to become a Double Champion of her own and end the Angela Lee reign at Century once and for all.įrom an early age Xiong was already miles ahead of other children when it came to being athletic and she had all the signs of becoming something special.She watched Martial Arts films when she was growing up and was inspired by them to pursue a carrer in Martial Arts. It’s a rematch, when earlier this year at ONE Championship: A New Era in a back and forth fight, Xiong defeated Lee by TKO and also stopped Lee becoming a Double Champion aswell. ![]() It was announced at ONE Championship: Century that Angela Lee will defend her ONE Atomweight title against Xiong Jing Nan. The first video was a PSA announcement about hate crimes against Asians.Xiong Jing Nan is one fighter that you as an MMA fan should know and if you don’t, that’s why I’m here to tell you about her. 7, to over 150 countries in order to raise awareness for the cause. They released a series of videos for their 12-month video campaign, which started Apr. Sityodtong commented on the hate crimes that have been occurring around the world by saying, "It is truly heartbreaking for me to see the Asian American community suffering from hatred, violence and discrimination." 6, ONE Championship announced that they would do a campaign in conjunction with the #StopAsianHate organization in order to raise money and awareness for the "Support The AAPI Community Fund" on GoFundMe, their press release reported. ONE Championship: The Singapore-based organization was created by Sityodtong in order to uplift and highlight Asian athletes in the MMA field, according to their LinkedIn. The winner is set to fight Lee for the title when she returns. The Filipino fighter eventually settled in the atomweight Grand Prix, where she lost in the quarter-finals against South Korea's Ham Seo-hee. Zamboanga reportedly called for Lee to "do the right thing" and vacate her title, Spin.ph reported. So let’s leave it up to the people who actually run the company.”īig upset: Denice Zamboanga from the Philippines was supposed to challenge Lee for the title in October, but the match had to be canceled after her pregnancy announcement. The argument ultimately ended with Lee saying, “I don’t think that you or me have a say in what this organization does. Who would she fight? I think it’s ridiculous!” There was an atomweight Grand Prix that was supposed to be happening, and it was planned before I even announced I was pregnant. Who would she fight?” Lee fired back at Siasat. “ Who would fight for it? Denice is the so-called the number one contender. She then announced her pregnancy with her husband and fellow MMA fighter, Bruno Pucci, a year later. Lee’s last fight was with Xiong Jingnan on Oct. I worked so hard to get to the position I’m at, and just because I get pregnant and I want to have a baby I shouldn’t be stripped of my title, something I worked towards.” She added, “It’s not because I’m the poster girl. Lee also pointed out that ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong already put out a public statement addressing the issue. It’s been hard for everyone around the world.” There’s a global pandemic going on, which has made it difficult to host a lot of events. “First of all, these aren’t normal times. ![]() “ Well, I disagree with that,” Lee told Siasat. Lee slammed the statement made by Siasat during the Zoom Webinar. ![]() JM Siasat of GMA News allegedly insinuated that Lee was given special treatment by being allowed to take a two-year vacation due to her pregnancy because she is the “poster girl” of ONE Championship, a Singapore-based MMA organization. ![]()
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