Fiercely Predicted, The Peak Of The Xiong Jing Vs Angela Lee Trilogy Duel Presents October 1

Angela Lee (left) will face Xiong Jing Nan for a trilogy duel in ONE Fight Night 2 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - ONE Championship has made another breakthrough with ONE Fight Night 2, which will feature the culmination of a trilogy duel between ONE Women's Strawweight titleholder Xiong Jing Nan against ONE Women's Atomweight Angela Lee on October 1.

Quoted from Antara, Friday, this duel is predicted to be fierce because in the previous two meetings they had beaten each other.

The rivalry between the two division rulers began when they met at ONE: A NEW ERA in Tokyo, Japan in March 2019. In that event, Xiong Jing Nan achieved a fifth-round TKO victory through a combination of kicks and punches.

The result also made Xiong Jing Nan maintain her status as the best female strawweight MMA athlete in the world.

In October 2019, at ONE Century Part I which also took place in Tokyo, it was Angela Lee's turn to defend her atomweight title after fighting a competitive duel for nearly five rounds via rear-naked choke seconds before the bout was decided by jury judgment.

After that meeting, the two continued to build momentum through dominance in their respective divisions.

Xiong Jing Nan managed to beat three tough contenders in a row aiming for the belt, while Angela Lee beat Stamp Fairtex in March after a two-year break due to pregnancy and childbirth.

Xiong Jing Nan has a slick record of 17-2 with a record of 10 wins by KO/TKO. On the other hand, Angela Lee is a dangerous fighter in the ground area and has an 11-2 record with 8 wins achieved via submission.

With a slick record from each champion, the trilogy fight later can be confirmed as one of the biggest fights in the history of women's MMA.

Apart from the final match, another world title match was also announced, namely, ONE Featherweight Kickboxing Superbon world champion Singha Mawynn against Chingiz Allazov who is the winner of the ONE Featherweight World Grand Prix tournament.

Superbon has a good record after defeating three big names in kickboxing, namely Sitthichai Sitsongpenong, Giorgio Petrosyan, and Marat Grigorian.

In addition, there is a match for the world championship belt between Mikey Musumeci and Cleber Sousa. If the top two bouts take place in MMA and kickboxing, it will be for the ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Title.

This match also marked ONE Championship's inaugural title fight in submission grappling. Musumeci, a polyglot with a passion for the Indonesian language, performed flawlessly in his ONE debut after defeating renowned grappler Masakazu Imanari to earn a performance bonus of US$50,000 (approximately Rp730 million).

The full list of ONE Fight Night 2 matches will be announced soon. While waiting, ONE 160 and ONE Fight Night 1 will first arrive on Friday night (26/8) and Saturday (27/8) morning, respectively.