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Alibeg Rasulov thinks he's better than Christian Lee everywhere.
After scoring an impressive unanimous decision victory over former ONE world titleholder Ok Rae Yoon over the summer, Rasulov will look to add 26 pounds of ONE Championship gold to his mantle this Friday night when he meets current ONE lightweight MMA king Christian Lee at ONE Fight Night 26 on Prime Video.
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It will be Lee's first time competing in more than two years, but 'The Warrior' is confident that he'll be an even better fighter after spending some much-needed time perfecting his skills in the gym.
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But despite all his efforts, Rasulov is confident that he's still better than Lee, whether it be on his feet or the mat.
"If I fail at wrestling, I will fight standing up," Rasulov told the promotion during a recent interview. "If I fail at stand-up, I will wrestle. I believe I’m the strongest fighter who will face Christian Lee. I respect him as an athlete, he has walked a long way."
Alibeg Rasulov faces one of ONE Championship's most accomplished finishers in Christian Lee
Thus far, Alibeg Rasulov is perfect in his mixed martial arts career, defeating all 14 of his opponents thus far. But with all due respect to those fighters, none of them were as dangerous or as credentialed as Christian Lee.
Even after a two-year-long layoff, 'The Warrior' is still by far and away the most prolific finisher in ONE Championship history, putting away 16 of his 17 opponents inside the distance, including a dozen highlight-reel knockouts and four wins via submission. That amounts to an incredible 94% finish rate under the ONE banner.
Will Lee remind the MMA world why he is one of its most celebrated athletes, or will the Dagestani-born Rasulov give 'The Warrior' a rude awakening and take the ONE lightweight MMA world title back home to Turkey?
Fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE Fight Night 26 live on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, December 6 in U.S. primetime.
