SINGAPORE: Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Angela Lee successfully defended her atomweight (52.2kg) title a second time while Malaysia’s Agilan Thani failed to seize the welterweight (83.9kg) belt in the two headlining fights organised by Asian promotion ONE Championship on Friday (May 26).

Lee, 20, finished Brazil’s Istela Nunes with an anaconda choke in the second round. The champion had to weather an early storm from the Muay Thai exponent but kept her cool to close the distance and work in multiple submission attempts before Nunes finally cracked.