"It's all part of the game" - Christian Lee reflects on outcome of Alibeg Rasulov war at ONE Fight Night 26

Christian Lee must accept the way his comeback appearance at ONE Fight Night 26 ended. The two-division MMA world champion visualized a different ending to his lightweight world title war against Alibeg Rasulov on Dec. 6.

The fight seemed to be going in Lee's favor in the first round, but unfortunately, we never got beyond that. In the second round, Lee accidentally poked Rasulov's eye, which resulted in a no-contest.

Reflecting on the outcome in a post-fight interview with the Bangkok Post, Lee said:

"Well, you know, it's all part of the game. And for me, I went out there, I just did what I came out here to do."

Christian Lee came out of a two-year layoff to defend his ONE lightweight world title, which he reclaimed in Aug. 2022. He's also the ONE welterweight world title holder after defeating Kiamrian Abbasov via knockout at ONE on Prime Video 4.

Although he wrapped up his comeback fight on a disappointing note, Christian Lee will most likely resume his rivalry with Rasulov in 2025.

The replay for ONE Fight Night 26 can be streamed via Prime Video in North America.

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"Team Lee always amazing" - Fight fans in awe of Christian Lee's first-round aggression against Alibeg Rasulov at OFN26

Fight fans are in awe and amazement after rewatching Christian Lee's first-round dominance over Alibeg Rasulov at OFN26. The two-division world champion delivered what could have been the best fight of the year with his return to the ONE ring.

The 26-year-old superstar showed no signs of ring rust as he rocked Rasulov with a large range of skill set. Upon rewatching the clip of Lee's first round, one fan on Instagram commented:

"Rasulov was looking for a way out. He was too scared to take the L."

Another fan added:

"Team Lee, always amazing."