ONE Championship’s Victoria Lee Tragically Passes Away At Just 18 Years Old

Victoria LeeONE Championship prospect Andrea Lee has tragically passed away Victoria Lee, the younger sister of ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee and ONE two-division champion (lightweight & welterweight) Christian Lee, was just 18 years old at the time of her passing on December 26, 2022. Her cause of death has not yet been made public, though […]

Victoria Lee

ONE Championship prospect Andrea Lee has tragically passed away

Victoria Lee, the younger sister of ONE atomweight champion Angela Lee and ONE two-division champion (lightweight & welterweight) Christian Lee, was just 18 years old at the time of her passing on December 26, 2022.

Her cause of death has not yet been made public, though the family is planning a celebration of her life on January 22, 2023.

Victoria’s 26 year old sister Angela made the following post on her Instagram regarding her passing:

“On December 26, 2022 our family experienced something no family should ever have to go through…

“It is incredibly difficult to say this … Our Victoria passed away. She has gone too soon and our family has been completely devastated since then.

“We miss her. More than anything in this world. Our family will never be the same. Life will never be the same.

“Victoria was the most beautiful soul who ever lived. She was the best little sister in the world. The best daughter, the best granddaughter and the best auntie.

“We miss you so much sis. More than you could ever realise. We’re all broken. Because a piece of you was in each of us and when you left, those pieces were ripped out of us.

“We will never be the same.

“Each and every little thing makes me think of you. From the sun rays, to the sunset. You taught us to see the beauty in the simple things. You were our bright light. Our sunshine. And that will never change. You were perfect in every way. The best person I knew. The most beautiful girl, inside and out.

“We love you Victoria. I love you Sprout. Until the end of time.

“Please give our family grace and respect during this most difficult time. And please, check on your loved ones. Keep checking on them. Give them hugs and tell them how much they mean to you. You just never know.”

Victoria Lee was 3-0 as a professional mixed martial artist, picking up two submission victories (rear naked choke, triangle armbar) and one knockout (TKO – punches), all three fights of which happened in 2021. She was also a two-time Pankration junior world champion, as well as an IMMAF junior state champion, IMMAF junior world champion, and she was already a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The whole Lee family is made up of a bunch of prodigies, and we were nearly certain we were going to get a third world champion in the family out of Angela. She was far too young and lived far too short of a life, it’s really too bad how tragic things can be sometimes.

Rest in peace Victoria Lee :'(

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Watch: Xiong Retains ONE SW Title Against Lee In 5-Round Battle

Last night, Xiong Jing Nan defeated Angela Lee in their trilogy bout to retain her ONE Championship strawweight championship, and you can find the highlights of their battle below! Coming into this fight, Xiong Jing Nan had won three consecutive fights…

Last night, Xiong Jing Nan defeated Angela Lee in their trilogy bout to retain her ONE Championship strawweight championship, and you can find the highlights of their battle below! Coming into this fight, Xiong Jing Nan had won three consecutive fights and had turned in a total of six successful strawweight title defenses. One of…

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Victoria Lee Graduates High School While Competing With The Best

Graduating high school is a big accomplishment in itself, but ONE Championship’s Victoria Lee has done it as a professional fighter. ONE Championship is home to some of the best fighters on the planet, from Demetrious Johnson to the champion siblings Angela and Christian Lee. Those who follow ONE Championship surely know that the Lee…

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Graduating high school is a big accomplishment in itself, but ONE Championship’s Victoria Lee has done it as a professional fighter.

ONE Championship is home to some of the best fighters on the planet, from Demetrious Johnson to the champion siblings Angela and Christian Lee. Those who follow ONE Championship surely know that the Lee siblings are very talented fighters, but there is another sister who is doing amazing things both inside the cage and out, that is younger sister Victoria Lee.

Lee has just turned 18 years old and has recently graduated from high school. In addition to this achievement, Lee is also a professional fighter. So far, she has had three professional fights under the ONE Championship banner and has won them all.

Her nickname of “The Prodigy” seems to hold water and she began fighting professionally at just 17 years old and has shown that she may be the next in the family to hold the gold in ONE Championship. Many professional fighters devote their entire lives to the sport. Many quit other jobs when they go pro, but Lee has to juggle both school and training. She has spoken previously about this to Sportskeeda.

“Most of my teachers do know me, are really understanding and they extend deadlines for me,” Lee said. “But some are kind of like, more stiff on their requirements. And then I’ll just, like, miss the test, or I’ll make it up. But for the most part, my grades are good, and my teachers are understanding about it.”

Now that high school is behind her, Lee may be ready to return to the cage, although she does not have a date set as of now. She has not publically mentioned her plans for the future at this time.

What do you think of Victoria Lee fighting professionally while attending high school?

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Win A Chance to Train With The Lees in Hawaii

Fans have a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and train and train MMA with ONE Championship famous family trio the Lees. ONE Championship is offering a chance to train with Women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee, former lightweight champion Christian Lee, and the younger sister of the two, Victoria Lee. Angela Lee is a…

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Fans have a chance to win a trip to Hawaii and train and train MMA with ONE Championship famous family trio the Lees.

ONE Championship is offering a chance to train with Women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee, former lightweight champion Christian Lee, and the younger sister of the two, Victoria Lee.

Angela Lee is a superstar in the promotion. 8 of her 11 professional wins are by vicious submission. She is undefeated at atomweight and has obtained two division titles within the promotion.

Angela Lee
Angela Lee, Photo Credit: ONE Championship

In 2016, “Unstoppable” became the youngest champion after defeating Mei Yamaguchi for the vacant atomweight belt two years later, they meet in the cage again for the flyweight championship and Lee stripped her of the title.

She suffered two losses at flyweight following her championship win. But still dominates at atomweight, with 4 title defenses, defeating her last two opponents by rear-naked choke.

Younger brother Christian Lee has made incredible strides in ONE.

Christian Lee
Christian Lee, Photo Credit: ONE Championship

In 2019, he took out Shinya Aoki, one of Japan’s most prominent fighters to obtain the lightweight throne. That victory marked a historical moment, as Angela and Christian became the first brother-sister duo champions.

“The Warrior” last fought in 2021, where he lost his belt to Rae Yoon Ok.

At just 17 years old, “The Prodigy” Victoria Lee is a phenom in ONE.

Victoria Lee
Victoria Lee, Photo Credit: DUX CARVAJAL

She fights in atomweight just like her older sister and is winning in a dominant fashion. All three of her professional fights were finished before the third round.

Victoria is also undefeated in her amateur career. In 2019 she became the IMMAF Junior World Champion and is a two-time Pankration Junior World Champion.

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ONE Championship’s Angela Lee Opens Up on Motherhood and Her Return to the Cage

Angela Lee ‘s home is full of sounds that every new parent knows well—sounds that hung in the background as she deftly shifted from her duties as a mother to her duties as the ONE atomweight champion and picked up the phone for an interview…

Angela Lee ‘s home is full of sounds that every new parent knows well—sounds that hung in the background as she deftly shifted from her duties as a mother to her duties as the ONE atomweight champion and picked up the phone for an interview…

Angela Lee Not Opposed To Christian Lee vs. Eddie Alvarez Title Fight

AlvarezEddie Alvarez is not deserving of a title shot. However, Angela Lee is willing to look past that as far as her brother Christian is concerned. Christian is the current ONE lightweight champion with Alvarez recently calling him out. Christian, however, was dismissive of the callouts given Alvarez has only won once in four ONE […]

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Eddie Alvarez is not deserving of a title shot. However, Angela Lee is willing to look past that as far as her brother Christian is concerned.

Christian is the current ONE lightweight champion with Alvarez recently calling him out.

Christian, however, was dismissive of the callouts given Alvarez has only won once in four ONE outings with his last fight being a decision defeat to Rae Yoon Ok.

However, Christian’s sister Angela acknowledges that it’s the biggest fight that can be made — which is why she isn’t opposed to Alvarez getting a title shot next.

“If you look at Eddie’s record on paper since he joined ONE, it’s not too impressive,” Angela said (via MMA Junkie). “Just looking at what fights he’s had in ONE, you’d think he’s undeserving of a title shot, but given that Eddie comes from a history of being previous UFC champion, being previous Bellator champion, and he has a huge following, and a lot of fans want that fight then I think that would be the only reason for Christian to take the fight against Eddie, is that’s the fight the fans want.

“That’s the fight that’s gonna be the biggest draw. So I don’t think that Christian owes Eddie this title fight, I don’t think Eddie’s deserving of the title fight, but just because it’s in such high demand by the fans that I think, yeah sure, why not? Make it happen.”

Even with Alvarez winless in his last two, it’s hard to deny that him against Lee would be one of the biggest fights the Singapore-based promotion can put out.

Do you think Alvarez should get the next shot?