Adrian Lee, the youngest of the Lee siblings who include ONE double-champ Christian Lee, now-retired ONE women’s atomweight champ Angela, and the late Victoria Lee, has booked his next fight.
Lee will face Nicholas Cornejo at ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado on September 6, 2024. ONE Championship officials recently announced the booking.
In June, “The Phenom” made his promotional and professional MMA debut, defeating Antonio Mammarella via rear-naked choke in the second round of a dominant performance. Just 18, Adrian Lee had sizeable shoes to fill, and at least in his debut, lived up to the hype against an older, more experienced opponent.
Nico Cornejo, a.k.a. “The Steel City Kid,” is 2-0 as a pro after going undefeated as an amateur from 2019 to 2022. The 34-year old will be fighting at home in Colorado, and will no doubt be looking to steal some of fellow prospect Lee’s shine.
Most recently, Cornejo earned a third-round TKO over Juston Campos in December 2023.
ONE 168 takes place at the Ball Arena in Denver on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, with the card airing on Amazon Prime Video. The event had been expected to be headlined by a champ versus champ fight with atomweight title holder Stamp Fairtex pursuing a second belt at strawweight opposite Xiong Jing Nan— however a knee injury suffered by Stamp appears to have put that fight on ice for the time being.
