Christian Lee Runs Through Rae Yoon Ok, Kai Tang Upsets Thanh Le at ONE 160

Christian Lee exacts REVENGE on Ok Rae Yoon to reclaim the ONE Lightweight World Title! 👑 @ChristianLeeMMA #ONE160 #ONEChampionship

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Christian Lee left no doubt as to who is the top One Championship lightweight this time around.

In the One 160 headliner, Lee (16-4, 16-4 One) collided with Rae Yoon Ok with the lightweight (170 pounds) championship on the line once again. Unlike their first encounter, their clash didn’t go beyond the second frame. “The Warrior” immediately pressed on the accelerator and attacked his foe with all sorts of punches and kicks, and very nearly put Ok away in the first five minutes. As soon as Ok (16-4, 3-1 One) started to fire back, Lee dropped him twice in a row. Ok survived to the bell, but it marked the beginning of the end for the defending champ. Early into Round 2, Lee sniped his foe with a Superman punch followed by an overhand right that stunned Ok and put him on his knees. Seeing the finish was right around the corner, Lee spammed knees to the head to his opponent until referee Justin Brown jumped in to save Ok from more damage at 1:00 of the second round. In addition to avenging the decision defeat he suffered in 2021, Lee pocketed a $50,000 performance bonus by violently wresting his belt back.

Thanh Le's put on SKATES 🛼 #ONE160 #ONEChampionship

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In the co-main event, Kai Tang upset Thanh Le en route to capturing One’s 155-pound championship. Tang (15-2, 7-0 One) adopted an intelligent game plan by chopping down his opponent’s leading leg early in the fight. Le (13-3, 5-1 One) swung for the fences in response, only to get deftly countered by Tang. The challenger’s strategy paid dividends as the fight went into the championship rounds and visibly impacted Le’s footwork. When the American looked to take the action down to the mat, Tang blocked Le’s attempts and retaliated with heavy punches. Ultimately, all three cageside judges rewarded Tang with the hard-fought victory, making him the first male Chinese champion in promotional history.

Saemapetch Fairtex OBLITERATES Rittewada Petchyindee! #ONE160 #ONEChampionship

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Earlier on the card, Saemapetch Fairtex avenged a past loss to Rittewada Petchyindee courtesy of a devastating left hand, putting Rittewada out 1:35 into the second round in their bantamweight muay thai rematch and claiming a $50,000 performance bonus; One featherweight Keanu Subba (9-5, 8-4 One) stopped Amir Khan (14-9, 14-8 One) with punches at 3:29 into the opening frame; heavyweight Martin Batur (8-3, 1-0 One) obliterated Paul Elliott (4-2, 0-2 One) with punches and elbows at 3:38 in Round 1, and earned himself performance bonus; Tommy Langaker did enough to outpoint Renato Canuto in their lightweight grappling encounter and also took home a bonus check; the fight card opened with Kantharaj Shankar Agasa (12-3, 1-1 One) smashing Thales Nakassu (5-2, 0-1 One) with a barrage of punches at 2:55 of the first round.