Angela Lee announces retirement from MMA
Angela Lee, arguably one of ONE Championship’s biggest stars, retired from professional mixed martial arts competition on Friday at ONE Fight Night 14.
“This year has been the hardest year of my life,” Lee said with tears in her eyes. “I’m doing my best to pick up the pieces and move forward.”
“I’m here today to officially announce my retirement. It has been an incredible eight years. I just want to say thank you to the fans, to ONE Championship, to Chatri [Sityodtong], to my teams, and just everyone. There have been so many battles, in and out of the cage.
“The last thing I want to say is this: To the fighters and to everyone out there watching right now, is that the greatest battle we will ever face won’t be with an opponent standing in front of us. The greatest battle will be within ourselves. We all go through struggles, but we all fight. And each day, we are victorious when we choose to rise up in the face of adversity. So, thank you guys so much, I love you. Thank you.”
Lee’s announcement comes less than a week after she revealed in a Players Tribune essay that her 2017 car crash was a suicide attempt and that her 18-year-old sister Victoria Lee also took her own life in 2022.
The 27-year-old “Unstoppable” Lee retires with a pro MMA record of 12-3. She was defeated in her last fight in September 2022 when she moved up in weight to challenge Jingnan Xiong for the promotion’s 125-pound title.
