As the head coach of Prodigy Training Center, ONE lightweight and welterweight MMA world champion Christian Lee takes great pride in setting the standard for everyone under their banner.
In an interview with ONE, the 26-year-old shared how younger brother Adrian Lee's success inside the circle has inspired their pupils:
"When Adrian and I go in there and compete and win, it shows them firsthand that the training and the skills that they're learning every day really work."
'The Warrior' continued:
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"Leading up to Adrian's fight, we covered a lot of the sequences that he did that led to the finish in classes. A lot of our students would say when we come back, 'That's exactly what you taught in class, and that's what coach Adrian pulled off in his fight!' I think it's great."
Formerly known as United MMA, the Lee family recently reopened the gym as Prodigy Training Center in honor of the ring name of Lee's late sister Victoria Lee, who tragically passed in December 2022.
'The Phenom' was the first to represent the renamed family gym in ONE when he made his successful promotional debut this past June at ONE 167.
The double-champ will also look to honor his sister's memory when he defends the 170-pound MMA crown against Alibeg Rasulov at ONE Fight Night 26 on Friday, Dec. 6, inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Alibeg Rasulov outlines gameplan to dethrone Christian Lee
Undefeated through 15 professional MMA bouts, Alibeg Rasulov believes his wrestling abilities will lead to him supplanting Christian Lee as the new lightweight MMA king at ONE Fight Night 26. Rasulov recently told ONE:
"It's in our blood. In general, we [Turkish fighters] love to wrestle. I mostly wrestle in all my fights. This is my base, and this base helps me win fights."
ONE Fight Night 26 will air live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.