ONE lightweight and welterweight MMA world champion ‘The Warrior’ Christian Lee feels his younger brother, ‘The Phenom’ Adrian Lee, is on track to succeed in the world’s largest martial arts organisation. Adrian joined ONE Championship in June of this year and won his professional MMA debut against Antonia Mammarella of Australia via second-round submission. ‘The Phenom’ won his second bout against Nico Cornejo at ONE 168 in Denver in September.
With a first-round rear-naked choke. Christian Lee, speaking with Val Dewar of DeWar Report, believes Adrian will soon become a ONE world champion. He is a two-division MMA champion and is mentoring his younger brother, ‘The Phenom’ Adrian Lee, a fellow ONE Championship fighter, to ensure his career is on track. Christian is renowned for his exceptional talent and dominance in the MMA industry. Adrian is without a doubt in good hands.
Adrian Lee aims to advance to the top of the lightweight class by 2025. He, known as ‘The Phenom’, made his professional debut against Australian star Antonio Mammarella at ONE 167 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Prodigy Training Centre fighter won the first round with impressive punching and wrestling before securing a rear-naked choke just under two minutes into round two. Adrian faced Nico Cornejo at ONE 168.
Christian Lee Sets the Bar High
Denver, was his second fight in North America, two months later. Once again, the 18-year-old made a lasting impression. Lee, the youngest of the Lee siblings, won the bout with a rear-naked choke at 2:37 of the first frame, moving him to 2-0 in his career and earning his second performance bonus of US$50,000.
The Warrior said, “I do see him going on a similar path [as me]. He’s so talented and he has the work ethic. He has the discipline. He has everything that it takes. So, you know, for him, it’s continuing to stay focused on his goals and giving it that time required, getting the fights in, building up his record, and then I think it’s only a matter of time before he achieves his dream of becoming a world champion.”
