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One Championship might just have a phenom on their hands. Christian Lee, the promotion’s 22-year-old “Warrior,” looked to defend his Welterweight crown earlier tonight opposite Timofey Nastyukhin.
The match didn’t last long.
After a patient start from the champion, Lee found his opening. Nastyukhin jumped forward to engage, but Lee timed him with a left hand that rocked the Russian. When Nastyukhin tried to change things up with a takedown attempt, Lee punished him with a positively violent barrage of strikes.
Check it out below:
The victory marked his second title defense, as well as his sixth win in a row. Despite his recent controversial disqualification loss, Eddie Alvarez may be next in line for a shot at Lee’s crown. It would be a tremendous match up of experience vs. youth and athleticism, and definitely one of the more high-profile title fights One could book in the near future.
For complete One on TNT 2 results and play-by-play, click HERE!
Insomnia
I would say the Floyd Mayweather fight definitely isn’t going to happen for Henry Cejudo, but then, Mayweather did beat up Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan!
Speaking of, it anyone shocked that Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor already agreed to fight again?
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Dan Hooker honestly sounds like a terrific fight for both men.
It’s been an odd year.
Petr Yan responds to a challenge from Sean O’Malley, and “Suga” fires back.
Rose Namajunas is going a bit over-the-top in the lead up to her fight with Weili Zhang.
Jake Paul wants to be Conor McGregor so bad.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
This cage side view (plus the sound of the knee!) makes it extra clear how badly Adriano Moraes’ knee crushed Demetrious Johnson.
Another ring side clip for good measure:
Gordon Ryan is consistently unbearable on social media, but I continue to follow him for the technical insight posts, which are pretty unmatched.
Random Land
Black Mamba vs. Mongoose!
Midnight Music! Hot take: Nebraska is the best Bruce Springsteen album.
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.