5 greatest MMA champions in ONE Championship history

ONE Championship bantamweight king Bibiano Fernandes is one of the most dominant champions in ONE Championship history. (Image courtesy of ONE Championship)
ONE Championship bantamweight king Bibiano Fernandes is one of the most dominant champions in ONE Championship history. (Image courtesy of ONE Championship)

#4. ONE Championship flyweight champion Adriano Moraes (3-time champion, 1766 days, 3 title defenses)

ONE Championship flyweight king Adriano 'Mikinho' Moraes is riding the proverbial rocketship to stardom after achieving the impossible by knocking out MMA GOAT-contender Demetrious Johnson.

Finally entering the mainstream consciousness, 'Mikinho' grinded his way through ONE's 135-pound division for nearly a decade. Despite losing three times in his career, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has never truly been man-handled in the cage. All of his losses came by way of razor-close split decisions.

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Moraes utilizes a bruising and constricting grappling style, then complements it with his surprisingly innate power. The American Top Team standout has evolved from being a grappling-based fighter to an all-around killer. The Brazilian has become a serious threat on all fronts and it is hard to solve his increasingly puzzling MMA game.


3. ONE Championship atomweight champion Angela Lee (1-time champion, 2002 days, 4 title defenses)

ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee is the perfect combination of skill, marketability and consistent results. Her rise to stardom is akin to the legendary run of MMA icon Ronda Rousey in the UFC. 'Unstoppable' has gotten so big that she gets featured in award-winning documentary series like 'Anatomy of a Fighter':

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Among Lee's accolades is that she is the youngest person ever to win a major MMA world title. Often considered the best female fighter outside of the UFC, Lee more than lived up to her potential by utterly dominating her weight class. Her intense rivalry with ONE Championship strawweight queen 'The Panda Bear' Xiong Jing Nan is MMA in its highest, most sophisticated form.

With a huge background in pankration and a blackbelt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Lee's grappling has become her winning formula. Her scramble-heavy style of grappling is dizzying to watch as she finds her openings amidst chaotic exchanges. Once Lee gets a hold of her opponent, however, they're in a world of trouble.

Fighting her entire career thus far in ONE Championship, Angela Lee has ammassed a 10-2 record and is undefeated at atomweight. Something tells us that she will stay that way for a very long time.

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