“So Verbally, the Rematch Is Going to Take Place“- Former One Lightweight Champion Christian Lee Confirms Rematch Against OK Rae Yoon

Former ONE lightweight world champion Christian “The Warrior” Lee has been calling for a rematch against Ok Rae Yoon since losing his championship gold to the South Korean star in September last year. 

There seems to be some recent progress in the latest episode of their rivalry, as per the United MMA and Evolve MMA standout. In a recent interview with SCMP MMA, the 23-year-old Singaporean-American athlete revealed that both parties have verbally agreed to run it back. 

No location has been ascertained according to Christian Lee

In a recent conversation, Lee shed light on his upcoming bout, and if fans can see the rematch in 2022. He stated that the rematch has been verbally agreed upon, but the promotion is still in the process of finding the right date, and location.

“So verbally, the rematch is going to take place. We just don’t have time. We don’t have a location,” the knockout specialist offered. 

“The Warrior” added that he has no concerns or regrets over the decision that saw him drop his division title to Ok. 

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“Well, you know, now, I think over four months later, there are no more emotions in it. I watched the fight back many times. And every time I see that, I won the fight. Every single one of the one championship scorecards, I still see that,” he said. “But I’ve accepted that what’s happened has already happened. And I’m just, you know, continuing to enjoy my life, continuing to train and stay ready so that when the time comes, and we fight again, I’m going to make it very absolute in how the fight goes.” 

Lee promises that rematch will be a completely different fight

Lee looked strong against the Team Mad representative when they went to war in their epic five-round thriller at ONE: REVOLUTION.  

If their fight does take place at some point this year, “The Warrior” thinks that he’s in a prime position to leave the Circle with an upset win over the lightweight king. But this time around, he wants to avoid it going to the judges’ scorecard. 

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“Well, you know, I feel that Ok Rae Yoon, his biggest strength is the fact that he carries such as a defensive posture. He just stays right at the end of your punches. And he really likes to play that defensive game, running around the whole time,” Lee pointed out. “You know in that rematch, it’s going to, I think everyone’s going to see, it’s going to be a very different fight. I’m not going to chase him. I’m going to just stand there, give him exactly what he wants. And I’m going to beat him at his own game. I’m going to beat him everywhere.” 

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