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Video: Reflecting on Angela Lee’s retirement and her ONE Championship legacy

Angela Lee surprised viewers when she announced her retirement Friday. What’s her legacy in the scopes of ONE Championship and MMA?

ONE Championship titleholder [autotag]Angela Lee[/autotag] retired somewhat unexpectedly Friday at ONE Fight Night 14.

The decision comes on the heels of a tell-all story with The Players’ Tribune in which Lee detailed a 2017 suicide attempt and revealed her 18-year-old sister Victoria Lee died by suicide in 2022.

Lee, 27, vacated the promotion’s 115-pound championship upon her announcement, which came right before a scheduled interim title fight between Stamp Fairtex and Seo Hee Ham. The retirement upgraded the interim title fight to an undisputed one. In the end, Fairtex took the hardware home by TKO.

In MMA, it’s not often fighters retire while on top – never mind while they’re so young, too. Lee is an unusual MMA case study, but will likely always be viewed as a superstar in the ONE Championship history books.

MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Dan Tom, and Danny Segura joined host George Garcia break down Lee’s retirement, her legacy, and more.

Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s full “Spinning Back Clique” episode below on YouTube or in podcast form.

ONE Fight Night 14 live results

ONE Fight Night 14 takes place Friday and features Stamp Fairtex, John Lineker, Danielle Kelly, and more.

ONE Championship returned Friday with a mixed event filled with some of the promotion’s best competitors.

ONE Fight Night 14 took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore and streamed on Amazon Prime.

In the main event fan-favorite [autotag]Stamp Fairtex[/autotag] (11-2) fought former UFC fighter [autotag]Seo Hee Ham[/autotag] (26-9) for the vacant 115-pound title. The championship bout was one of three on the card, but the only that was MMA.

The co-main event featured a 125-pound muay thai title bout between champion [autotag]Smilla Sundell[/autotag] and [autotag]Allycia Rodrigues[/autotag], who battled after rising sensation [autotag]Danielle Kelly[/autotag] went up against [autotag]Jessa Khan[/autotag] in a championship grappling bout.

Former UFC standout [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] (37-10) also competed on the card, as he battled [autotag]Stephan Loman[/autotag] (17-3) in a matchup that was originally scheduled to take place in 2021.

Check out the full results below:

Blake Cooper, brother of Ray Cooper III set for September ONE Championship debut

Former PFL champion Ray Cooper III’s brother Blake Cooper is set for his first fight under the ONE Championship banner.

The younger brother of former PFL champion [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] is set to make his debut under the ONE Championship banner.

In his first fight with the promotion, Hawaii’s [autotag]Blake Cooper[/autotag] (2-0 MMA, 0-0 ONE) will face Switzerland’s Maurice Abevi (6-1 MMA, 0-1 ONE). The lightweight bout takes place at ONE Fight Night 14 on Friday, Sept. 29, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, and airs live on Amazon Prime Video. ONE Championship confirmed the news of the booking to MMA Junkie.

Cooper, 26, is undefeated in his young career, having won both of his professional bouts by stoppage. In a pair of wins last year, he submitted Soslan Margiev at Cage Warriors 133 in March, and then recorded a TKO stoppage against Kaipo Cabanting at Destiny MMA in September.

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Abevi, 23, brings an experience edge into the contest, and will be looking to rebound from the first loss of his pro career, which came in his ONE Championship debut in April. Prior to his unanimous decision loss to Halil Amir, Abevi stopped his first six professional opponents in the first or second round.

ONE Fight Night 14 features three women’s title bouts across grappling, muay Thai, and MMA disciplines. The headlining bout will be an interim women’s atomweight title bout between Stamp Fairtex and Seo Hee Ham.

The current ONE Fight Night 14 lineup includes:

  • Stamp Fairtex vs. Seo Hee Ham – for atomweight title
  • Smilla Sundell vs. Alycia Hellen Rodrigues – for strawweight muay Thai title
  • Danielle Kelly vs. Jessa Khan – for inaugural atomweight grappling title
  • Xiong Jing Nan vs. Nat Jaroonsak – special rules bout
  • John Lineker vs. Stephen Loman
  • Eduard Folayang vs. Amir Khan
  • Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon vs. Asa Ten Pow – muay Thai bout
  • Blake Cooper vs. Maurice Abevi

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ONE Fight Night 14 gets new date, will feature three women’s title fights in Singapore

Three women’s title fights across multiple combat sports disciplines top ONE Fight Night 14 on Sept. 29 in Singapore.

ONE Fight Night 14 will see three titles on the line, and they’re all women’s bouts across multiple combat sports disciplines.

Two years after ONE Championship hosted an all-women’s event, the promotion will feature multiple women’s titles at the top of another event. The ONE Fight Night 14 was originally set to take place on Sept. 1, but has been shifted four weeks later to Sept. 29 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, and will air live on Amazon Prime Video. The promotion communicated the news to MMA Junkie on Tuesday.

Headlining the event will be an interim women’s atomweight title bout between [autotag]Stamp Fairtex[/autotag] and [autotag]Seo Hee Ham[/autotag]. The winner of the bout may unify the title against champion Angela Lee, if she decides to resume her career following the death of her sister Victoria Lee.

The second title fight will see strawweight muay Thai champion Smilla Sundell put her belt on the line against Jackie Buntan. Also taking place at the event will be the inaugural women’s atomweight grappling world title bout, which will see Danielle Kelly take on Jessa Khan.

Rounding out the top of the card will be a special rules bout between Xiong Jing Nan and Nat Jaroonsak. The fight will take place with 4 oz. MMA gloves, but there are no kicks, knees or elbows allowed.

The current ONE Fight Night 14 lineup includes:

  • Stamp Fairtex vs. Seo Hee Ham – for atomweight title
  • Smilla Sundell vs. Jackie Buntan – for strawweight muay Thai title
  • Danielle Kelly vs. Jessa Khan – for inaugural atomweight grappling title
  • Xiong Jing Nan vs. Nat Jaroonsak – special rules bout

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Stamp Fairtex vs. Seo Hee Ham set for interim atomweight title at ONE Fight Night 14

With Angela Lee’s fighting future uncertain, ONE Championship will crown an interim champ at ONE Fight Night 14 in September.

ONE Championship will crown an interim atomweight champion at ONE Fight Night 14.

Current atomweight champion [autotag]Angela Lee[/autotag]’s fighting future is unclear following the untimely death of her sister Victoria Lee in December. Due to the circumstances, an interim title fight between [autotag]Seo Hee Ham[/autotag] and [autotag]Stamp Fairtex[/autotag] is set to headline the event on Friday, Sept. 1.

ONE Championship communicated the news to MMA Junkie on Wednesday. The event will air live on Amazon Prime Video at 8 p.m., but the location and venue is yet to be confirmed.

Stamp (10-2 MMA, 10-2 ONE) will compete for the third time in 2023, following a kickboxing split decision win over Anna Jaroonsak and an MMA knockout finish of Alyse Anderson at ONE Fight Night 10. Stamp previously challenged Lee for the title last March, but was submitted in the second round.

Ham (26-8 MMA, 3-0 ONE) will enter as a winner of nine straight bouts. The former UFC fighter will get her first shot at ONE gold in her second bout of the year. Ham started off her year with a unanimous decision win over Itsuki Hirata at ONE Fight Night 8 in March.

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