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ANGELA Lee responded to Denice Zamboanga, saying she has no intention of vacating the One Women’s atomweight championship.
The reigning champion, who is pregnant, took him to Instagram to respond to the Philippine fighter’s tirades.
“The belt is mine. I fought hard for it. I sacrificed my blood, sweat and tears for it. I waited years for the opportunity and once I captured the title, I did not allow anyone to take it from me. If no one took it from me, then what about it why should I give it up? “he said.
“In case you forget what I did to earn this belt, a five-game winning streak (all finals) to get to the title shot – in 2016, I won the inaugural Atom Weight Championship in what many called it. ” The Best Female MMA Fight of All Time ‘; made history and I became the youngest MMA champion in history at age 19; I successfully defended my world title four times.
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Lee will be inactive for the foreseeable future after announcing her pregnancy with partner Bruno Pucci.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, the Singaporean champion explained her decision to keep the belt.
“I want to fight again after having my baby, so my plan is to come back in late 2021 next year. By then the grand prize will be ending and I would like to face the winner of the tournament and they will be fighting for me. title, so I don’t plan on quitting. I plan to come back and fight, “he said.
One Championship will host a women’s atomweight Grand Prix, with the winner getting a title shot against Lee when he returns.
Zamboanga had insisted that Lee should “do the right thing” and give up the title.
Lee made an exception to Zamboanga’s comments and while praising the Filipina for being “a great promising fighter,” he insisted the titles must be won and won.
“Denice, I know you’re an enthusiastic and promising contender, but I hate to tell you. You don’t get a free belt just like that. You have to earn it by taking it away from the champion. You have two decision wins at UNO. Your only finish was a 0-0 girl making his debut, “he said.
“A lot of people have too much right these days. They think that gold should be handed out on a silver platter. Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way,” he continued. “There are talented girls in the atomweight division, but there is no clear number one contender. The Grand Prix will produce the true number one contender and I will defend my belt against the Grand Prize winner. That is the fight to do in 2021! “
Lee then challenged Zamboanga to put his money where his mouth is, tweeting: “Let’s see if you win the atomweight Grand Prix belt and then maybe you can start making some decisions.”
