“I'm expecting him to wrestle me” - Christian Lee believes he has challenger Alibeg Rasulov all figured out 

Two-division MMA world champion Christian Lee believes he already read his next challenger like an open book.

As far as 'The Warrior' is concerned, he already deciphered Alibeg Rasulov's game plan ahead of their upcoming main event tiff ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs Rasulov on Prime Video this coming Friday.

The Singaporean-American superstar told ONE ahead of his long-awaited return on Dec. 6 at 'The Mecca of Muay Thai' Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

"I'm expecting him to try to wrestle me for five rounds and mix it up with his strikes as well, so I don't think he's going to be coming in there just diving for the takedowns. I think he's going to want to mix it up and use his strikes to set up his takedown."

Rasulov, who now calls Turkey home, fine-tuned his grueling style in Dagestan.

It comes as no surprise that the Russian powerhouse loves to grapple and does most of his damage in the clinch to set up his multitude of takedowns and trips.

As Christian Lee pointed out, the challenger loves to impose his will, as evidenced by his completely shutting down former lightweight MMA world champion Ok Rae Yoon in his impressive ONE debut last July.

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Alibeg Rasulov says he faced better fighters than Christian Lee in Dagestan

Coming in with a pristine 14-0 record, Alibeg Rasulov is oozing with confidence ahead of the biggest fight of his career.

The Turkish mauler, however, will be tested like never before against a proven finisher who already made it to the pantheon of the lightweight and welterweight MMA ranks.

Despite Lee's credentials, Rasulov expects to be crowned as the new lightweight MMA world champion at ONE Fight Night 26. He told ONE:

"Dagestan has a lot of fighters who are of a higher level than Christian Lee. And I meet them daily at sparring."

Prime Video subscribers in North America can watch ONE Fight Night 26 free live as it happens in US Primetime.