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Christian Lee has "absolute confidence" that he will emerge victorious at ONE Fight Night 26.
On Friday, December 26, Lee will end a two-year layoff to defend his lightweight MMA world title. The two-division champion has faced many talented opponents during his ONE Championship tenure and only three have defeated him (Martin Nguyen holds two wins against Lee).
Lee's upcoming opponent is undefeated Turkish lightweight Alibeg Rasulov. In his July promotional debut, the 32-year-old defeated former lightweight MMA world champion Ok Rae Yoon, leading to his undisputed title shot.
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During an interview with Nick Atkin, Lee had this to say about his upcoming opponent for the ONE Fight Night 26 main event:
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"I definitely take him seriously, but I have absolute confidence that I'm going to be a better fighter when the two of us face off in there."
ONE Fight Night 26 will take place inside the iconic combat sports venue of Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Friday's event featuring two world title fights can be seen live and for free by North American and Canadian viewers with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
Watch Christian Lee's entire interview with Nick Atkin below:
Who's fighting at ONE Fight Night 26 besides Christian Lee and Alibeg Rasulov?
Christian Lee vs. Alibeg Rasulov isn't the only world title matchup taking place at ONE Fight Night 26.
Danielle Kelly looks to regain the ONE women's atomweight submission grappling throne in an immediate rematch against Mayssa Bastos. Kelly was dethroned by Bastos in August.
Earlier in the night, Reece McLaren will welcome ONE interim strawweight MMA world champion, Jarred Brooks, to the flyweight MMA division. McLaren and Brooks plan to showcase why they deserve to fight for the vacant flyweight throne next year.
ONE Fight Night 26 also features Denis Puric vs. Elias Mahmoudi (flyweight Muay Thai), Nakrob Fairtex vs. Kongthoranee Sor Sommai (flyweight Muay Thai in the co-main event), Shamil Gasanov vs. Halil Amir (featherweight MMA), and more.
Friday's event will showcase the promotional debuts of lightweight submission grapplers Dante Leon and Cole Abate. Leon is scheduled to face Bruno Pucci, while Abate looks to secure a win against Japanese legend Shinya Aoki.
