Angela Seung-Ju Lee famed as Angela Lee is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Chinese and Korean heritage who currently competing in ONE Championships. She is famous for becoming the “Youngest MMA Champion” in 2016 when Lee beat Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi in One Championship 42: Ascent to Power. She also holds the 1st-degree black belt in Taekwondo as well as Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She was awarded her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt on February 9, 2018, by third-degree black belt Mike Fowler and her father Ken Lee, who is also a black belt. She is nicknamed as Unstoppable. Overall, she is a very talented woman.
ONE’s Angela Lee In ‘Crazy Situation’ Defending Title On Two-Fight Losing Streak
Angela Lee will look to defend her atomweight title at One “Championship” Century against strawweight titlist Jingnan Xiong on Oct. 13. Xiong defeated Lee by fifth-round TKO in their first meeting at One “A New Era” on March 31. Following the loss, Lee stayed at strawweight, losing a unanimous decision to Michelle Nicolini at One “Masters of Destiny” in July to fall to 9-2 as a pro. Despite her two-bout skid, Lee remains the promotion’s atomweight champion. She recognizes that she is in somewhat of a unique place in that regard. “It is a crazy situation. I have two losses in my last two fights, so the pressure of losing is off my shoulders,” Lee said to Sherdog.com. “But, I have to defend my belt now, which is a lot of pressure. I didn’t get to show my skills in my last two fights.” Although Lee lost the first fight to Xiong, she is confident she has what it takes to win the rematch. She knows she performs and feels much better at atomweight and expects to remain undefeated in the division.
Early Life of Angela Lee
Angela Lee was born on 8th July 1996 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Angela Seung-Ju Lee. As of 2019, she celebrated her 23rd birthday. Her nationality is Canadian-American and her ethnicity is Mixed. Her father, Ken Lee is Singaporean whereas her mother, Jewelz Lee is a South Korean. Her parents are martial artist. She grew up with her three siblings: brother Christian Lee, an MMA fighter, Adrian and Victoria, both train in martial arts. At the age of 7, she along with her parents moved to Hawaii. She began training at a very young age and started competing at the age of 6. Her religion is Christian. Her other early life information regarding her education and more will be added soon.
Body Measurements of Angela Lee
Angela Lee is a very beautiful woman with an average body build. She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches and weighs around 51.7 Kg. She has black eyes and black hair color. Her other body information is yet to be disclosed. Overall, she has got a healthy body with a charming smile on her lips attracting a lot of people towards her.
Career of Angela Lee
- Angela Lee made her amateur debut in the year 2014 where she won an amateur title by beating Audrey Perkins at Destiny MMA: Na Koa 7 in Honolulu to become the Destiny MMA strawweight champion.
- She then signed with One Championship and made her professional appearance at One Championship 28: Warrior's Quest, defeating Aya Saber with an armbar in the first round on 22nd May 2015 where she won the game.
- She left her business administration degree and flew to Singapore to attend Evolve MMA after winning the game.
- After that, she faced with Mona Samir, Lena Tkhorevska, and Rebecca Heintzman at ONE Champion 33, ONE Champion 36, and ONE Champion 39 respectively and established herself as one of the best fighters.
- She third professional fight was at ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions on 13th November 2015, and she submitted Natalie Gonzales Hills with a twister in the opening round in what commentators described as a potential submission of the year contender.
- She subsequently won the 2015 WMMA Press Award for Submission of the Year.
- She became the “One Women’s Atomweight Champion” defeating Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi where she received $68,200 as SGD bonus.
- She subsequently signed a new contract with One Championship for an undisclosed fee, making her the highest paid teenager in the MMA history, male or female.
- Lee retained the Atomweight World Championship title on 11th March 2017, defeating Taiwanese martial artist Jenny Huang.
- She later defeated Estela Nunes on 27th May 2017, to defend her title.
- She was expected to face reigning strawweight champion Jingnan Xiong at ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion on 9th November 2018, in an attempt to become the first female two-division champion in ONE FC.
- On 5th November 2018, she revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury.
- The fight eventually happened on 31st March 2019, at One Championship: A New Era with Lee losing to Jingnan snapping her undefeated streak and failing to capture the women's strawweight title.
Marital Status, Engaged, Husband, Child
Angela Lee is not married yet but she is engaged to fellow One Championship fighter Bruno Pucci. They made the official announcement of their engagement on Instagram on 21st October 2017, when the lovebirds were at Haleiwa Beach Park in Hawaii on vacation. Pucci joined Evolve MMA gym as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor in November of 2012, and it was there that the pair met for the first time. The couple started dating in January 2017. On 8th November 2017, Lee had a serious car accident after she fell asleep while riding her car. Fortunately, she managed to outlive the incident with injury and minor burns. As of today, the couple is enjoying their life a lot and they are planning to get married soon.
Net Worth of Angela Lee
Angela Lee's net worth is estimated to have $2 Million as of 2019. Her source of income is from an MMA career. Her exact salary is under review but it will be updated soon. Overall, she is satisfied with her earnings. Moreover, she is one of the highest-earning female mixed martial arts fighters in the world. She is also the top five highest-paid One Championship fighters among both men or women suppressing Cris Cyborg and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. She took home $68,200 as the performance bonus defeating Mei Yamaguchi in 2016.
