When Angela Lee steps into the cage for her next fight, it will be to defend her ONE Championship atomweight title. And when she next steps into the cage, it will be in the midst of the first losing streak of her career.
Both of these statements are true. It seems like a contradiction, given the 23-year-old Lee still holds the atomweight belt. The setbacks were borne of ambition.
Lee most recently competed at strawweight, which tops out at 125 pounds, or 10 pounds heavier than the 115-pound atomweight limit defined by ONE. In March, she moved up to fight strawweight champ Xiong Jing Nan for the title.