It’s been a crazy year in the world of mixed martial arts and not just in the UFC.
What is spironolactone the banned drug UFC star Cyborg tested positive for? A year of full of amazing fights, brave performances and superhuman efforts from many courageous men and women.
Picking Metro.co.uk’s fight of the year 2016 outside of the UFC was never going to be an easy task, but after much thought and deliberation there could only be one.
Angela Lee vs Mei Yamaguchi, ONE Championship – May 6
Back in May this year, one of the most pivotal moments in both ONE Championship and Women’s MMA history took place when Angela ‘Unstoppable’ Lee became ONE Championship’s first ever women’s atomweight champion.
She also became the youngest ever world champion in mixed martial arts at just 19 years of age.
While Lee’s win was notable for those achievements alone, what made it even more special was the way in which she won.
Truly Blessed. Forever Grateful. #BornForThis pic.twitter.com/nC13mEqI6h
— Angela Lee (@Unstoppable_Lee) December 14, 2016
The inaugural ONE Championship atomweight title fight was contested in the main event of ONE: Ascent To Power in Singapore with Lee taking on Japanese fighter, Mei Yamaguchi.
Lee, fighting in her home country of Singapore, was the big favorite heading into the fight, but for a period at least, the pressure of the occasion weighed heavy on her young shoulders.
Yamaguchi, a veteran of the sport with over twenty five professional fights, used all her experience to take the fight to Lee and on several occasions in both rounds two and three, the upset looked like it could happen.
Grateful to be getting in rolls with this amazing woman! Thank you for the rounds @mieshatate! 🙏🏼👊🏼💪🏼 #GirlPower #WMMA
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Lee was put in deep waters like never before and in the third round she bravely negotiated a big storm after being knocked down and put in an armbar that couldn’t __have been any tighter.
She somehow prevailed and took the pace to a whole new level in rounds four and five to edge the decision on all three scorecards.
The fight had all the ingredients of an all-time great with drama, emotion, ups, downs, twists, turns and a history making conclusion.
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