After an extended layoff, ONE double-champ Christian Lee is set to make his return to the cage, putting his lightweight title on the line against Alibeg Rasulov at ONE 169 in Atlanta.
ONE Championship officials announced that match-up and two other title fights for the Atlanta card on Friday. The event takes place on November 8, 2024 at the State Farm Arena.
Lee (17-4) has not fought since 2022, taking time away from the sport following the tragic passing of sister Victoria late that year. Victoria, Christian, and the now-retired Angela Lee all competed for ONE Championship, with younger sibling Adrian joining them earlier this year.
A two-time champ at lightweight, Lee captured the promotion’s welterweight title as well in his last outing, when he defeated Kiamrian Abbasov via TKO in the fourth round of their meeting at ONE on Prime Video 4.
Christian Lee holds notable wins over Shinya Aoki, Timofey Nastyukhin, and Ok Rae Yoon, and holds records for ONE Championship including most wins, finishes, and knockouts in the promotion’s history.
Turkey’s Alibeg Rasulov is another stiff test. He’s a perfect 14-0 thus far in his career, and is coming off a win over Ok Rae Yoon earlier this month.
The other two title fights announced on Friday see “Reug Reug,” properly Ourmar Kane, challenging Anatoly Malykhin for heavyweight gold, while a third fight between featherweight Muay Thai champ Tawanchai and Smokin’ Joe Nuttawut rounds out the trio.
