“Staying ready” - Two-division world champion Christian Lee hints at impending world title defense in ONE Championship

Double world champion Christian Lee just hinted that his next matchup inside the ONE Championship circle will be sooner than later.

The reigning ONE lightweight and welterweight MMA world champion posted on Instagram that he's been in training camp preparing for a possible world title defense in the coming months.

Now the owner of his gym in Hawaii, Lee posted he's been working at Prodigy Training Center ahead of his next match.

Christian Lee wrote:

"Staying ready and training hard here at @prodigytrainingcenterhi. Fight news coming soon."

Lee made his highly anticipated return to action at ONE Fight Night 26 when he defended his lightweight MMA throne against the undefeated Alibeg Rasulov in the headlining match of the December 2024 card.

His comeback fight, however, ended in disappointment when an accidental eye poke to Rasulov caused the fight to go to a no contest.

There are rumors, though, that Lee and Rasulov would immediately run it back once both fighters are fit to step back inside the cage or ring for another go at the ONE lightweight MMA world title.

Lee's world title defense against Rasulov at ONE Fight Night 26 was the first time he fought in two years after he took an indefinite hiatus following the tragic death of his younger sister, Victoria, in December 2022.

ONE Championship has yet to officially announce at which card Lee will figure in, but it is possible that 'The Warrior' would headline whichever event he'll be inserted in.

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Christian Lee believes younger brother Adrian would take the same path he had in ONE Championship

Christian Lee paved the way, and his younger brother Adrian is set to walk that same path.

In an interview with Sporting News, the two-division world champion said he sees his 18-year-old sibling could one day have the same trajectory that he has in ONE Championship.

Lee said:

"I do see him going on a similar path [as me]. He’s so talented and he has the work ethic. He has the discipline. He has everything that it takes. So, you know, for him, it’s continuing to stay focused on his goals and giving it that time required, getting the fights in, building up his record, and then I think it’s only a matter of time before he achieves his dream of becoming a world champion."

Adrian is 2-0 in ONE Championship with two submission wins over Antonio Mammarella and Nico Cornejo.