ONE Championship Founder/Chairman/CEO Chatri Sityodtong yesterday unveiled that Singapore will witness the biggest and the most stacked MMA card ever in the company’s history – ONE: Unstoppable Dreams on 18th May. The card will feature the much-anticipated title rematch fight between the reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela “Unstoppable” Lee of Singapore and world title challenger Mei “V.V” Yamaguchi of Tokyo, Japan. Talking about the event, Chatri said ‘’ONE: UNSTOPPABLE DREAMS is poised to become the biggest night of martial arts in Singapore’s history’’.
Angela Lee, ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion, stated: “With the help and support of my family, we got through (the accident) together. And I feel thankful for everything. I am so excited to be back in action. I’ve missed everything that comes along with competition — the training and preparation, and of course, getting right back in the cage. I think fans are going to see a great matchup. I just want to go in there, do what I love, and the results will show.”
Mei Yamaguchi, ONE World Title Challenger, stated: “I am super focused on this match. It’s going to be a tough challenge for me, facing the champion. But I am confident in my abilities and I working hard to give my best performance. I’ve been training a lot, especially in jiu-jitsu. I’m now a black belt, so I think I’m improving a lot. At the same time, I have a new kickboxing coach, so we’re working very hard. I hope I can showcase some of those new skills.”
Though its still more than a year ahead, the announcement has come at the right time as India is seeing the growth and maturity of mixed martial arts as a sport. Indian MMA teams and fighters get a new ray of hope with ONE’s entry into the new market and get a platform to showcase their skillset. Chatri added ‘there will be a lot of Indian MMA fighters on the cards and we will leave no stone unturned to make our mark in this land rich of martial arts history.