“I don't think there's any rush” - Christian Lee doesn’t see the need for an interim welterweight belt now that he’s back

Reigning and undisputed ONE lightweight and welterweight MMA world champion 'The Warrior' Christian Lee of the United States is glad to be stepping back inside the ONE Championship ring this weekend.

Lee is set to defend his lightweight MMA gold against undefeated Turkish wrestler Alibeg Rasulov. But he also holds another belt in the welterweight division.

With 'The Warrior' being out for over two years on hiatus, naturally, talks of creating an interim belt surfaced. However, Lee says that talk should now come to an end because he's back to defend all his belts.

In a recent interview with the Bangkok Post, Lee said there was no need to create an interim welterweight belt because he's ready to fight for the real thing.

'The Warrior' said:

"In the time that I’ve been out in the last two years, we haven't seen Abbasov fight again. We haven't seen too many welterweight title contenders fight to be eliminating for that shot. I think that there's a lot of good talented welterweights out there in ONE Championship but we haven't seen anyone really clearly step up to the plate working their way to the top yet. So I don't think there's any rush for an interim belt before I defend it."

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Christian Lee makes highly anticipated comeback against Alibeg Rasulov at ONE Fight Night 26 on Prime Video

Reigning double champ 'The Warrior' Christian Lee will stake his ONE lightweight MMA world title against undefeated Alibeg Rasulov of Turkey.

The two will fight in the main event at ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov on Prime Video, which will air live in U.S. primetime this Friday, December 6. The event will take place at the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding the event as it happens.