Highlights: Christian Lee Knocks Out Shinya Aoki At ‘Enter The Dragon’

Earlier today (Friday, May 17, 2019) 20-year-old phenom Christian Lee stopped Shinya Aoki to win the ONE lightweight title in the main event of ONE: Enter the Dragon from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

It wasn’t without some initial adversity, however, as Lee survived a first-round armbar attempt from legendary grappler Aoki (via ONE Championship):

UNBELIEVABLE toughness from "The Warrior!" 😱 @ChristianLeeMMA #WeAreONE #EnterTheDragon #Singapore #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/iMrfUqfF12

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) May 17, 2019

Lee persevered to pour on a vicious onslaught of punches in the second round. The attack forced the referee to step in and stop the fight. Lee was crowned the new ONE lightweight champion:

Christian Lee (12-3) joins his sister in ONE's stable of champs, dethroning Shinya Aoki with a second-round comeback salvo! The 20-year-old lightweight king has stopped three straight and finished each of his wins, eight by knockout. #EnterTheDragon pic.twitter.com/HoGWkUDfd3

— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) May 17, 2019

With the win, Lee joined his sister Angela as a ONE champion. The sky is the limit for the 20-year-old rising star, especially after a win of this magnitude.

As for Aoki, he relinquished the title he just won by submitting Eduard Folayang at March 31’s A New Era.