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Christian Lee says he couldn't feel more blessed than to have his younger brother help him prepare for his return to the ONE ring. The two-division MMA world champion makes his highly anticipated return this Friday, Dec. 6, to defend his ONE lightweight MMA crown in the main event at ONE Fight Night 26.
Standing across from him, is undefeated Turkish slugger Alibeg Rasulov, who is resolved to become the new face of the lightweight division.With his world title at stake, Christian Lee says he's sought the help of his brother, Adrian Lee at their homebase Prodigy Training Center, to make sure he doesn't take any short-cuts.
At the same time, Christian Lee is also motivated to see Adrian reach the highest pinnacles of his young career by staying undefeated in ONE Championship. Describing the kind of relationship he has with Adrian, the double champ told ONE:
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"So, it's been great coaching him, Me and him, we're really close. And, you know, while I'm his head coach, he's my training partner as well. We have a great relationship and I'm glad we can just continue to grow our relationship not only as brothers, but also in the gym helping each other there as well."
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"He'll be looking to have a similar gameplan to mine" - Christian Lee believes Alibeg Rasulov won't give him any surprises ahead of their world title match
Christian Lee says he doesn't expect any surprises from Alibeg Rasulov when they collide this week. The two athletes are well-matched technically, since they utilize their striking to set up their wrestling and their grappling. For Alibeg, sticking to this kind of routine or game plan, has paid major dividends in his career. After all, he's 14-0 overall.
So, Christian Lee feels like he's going into the foray completely aware of what to expect from Rasulov. He told ONE:
"I think that he'll be looking to have a similar game plan to mine. I think he wants to try to hurt me with strikes, take me down, and finish."
