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Two-division MMA world champion Christian Lee is proud to spearhead the re-opening of his family gym in Waipio, Hawaii. Formerly known as United MMA, the facility now operates as The Prodigy Training Center, which is a fitting tribute to Lee's late sister Victoria.
In an interview with Sportskeeda MMA, 'The Warrior' shared his decision to re-open the gym's doors for everyone looking to experience the beauty of martial arts:
"Around two years ago, we closed our gym down, and since then, we decided to reopen. We talked about, between my wife, my brother, and talked about just wanting to go back into the community to help people, and we do that by teaching martial arts."
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The ONE lightweight and welterweight MMA champ continued:
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"So we felt like it was time to go back and open up our gym again. And we left United MMA behind. We reopened as Prodigy Training Center. Of course, the name Prodigy comes from my sister. We're very excited to be reopening. We start classes officially the day after we come back from my brother's fight. I'm excited to get that going."
Meanwhile, Christian Lee's younger brother Adrian already represented the Prodigy Training Center in his blistering 2-0 start at the world's largest martial arts organization.
The Singaporean-American superstar will surely carry the same banner in his highly-awaited return at ONE 169: Atlanta
Christian Lee eager to add to his growing legacy
After a lengthy hiatus from the sport, Christian Lee feels reenergized to pick up right where he left off.
"There's no need to have an interim belt now that I'm back in action and I'm ready to defend either belt," he told Sportskeeda MMA.
'The Warrior's first mission will be to keep his lightweight MMA crown against undefeated challenger Alibeg Rasulov at ONE 169: Atlanta on Nov. 8 at State Farm Arena. Tickets to this blockbuster event are available via Ticketmaster
Watch Christian Lee's full interview with Nick Atkin:
