ONE Championship planning Victoria Lee tribute at Fight Night 6, sister Angela will ‘honour her legacy forever’
- Moment of silence and video tribute to ‘The Prodigy’ – who has died at 18 – will kick off Saturday morning’s event in Bangkok
- CEO Chatri making further plans with elder sister Angela Lee to ‘celebrate Victoria’s life’ and ‘allow her legacy to continue’
ONE Championship has made plans to honour Victoria Lee at Saturday morning’s Fight Night 6 card in Bangkok.
The event, which will air in Friday night prime time in the US on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, will be the martial arts promotion’s first since the tragic death of Lee on Boxing Day, which was confirmed by her sister, ONE’s atomweight MMA champion Angela Lee, last week.
The 18-year-old atomweight, who went 3-0 during a brief career in ONE, was expected to return to action on the card at Impact Arena this weekend against India’s Zeba Bano.
There will be a video tribute and a moment of silence in the arena to start the show, CEO and chairman Chatri Sityodtong told the Post after Wednesday’s press conference at the W Bangkok hotel, while other plans are afoot to pay further tribute.
“Angela and I spoke [on Tuesday] about how do we celebrate her [Victoria’s] life, but honour her legacy such that it is forever,” Chatri said. “We are so early still, right, but Angela and I did talk about honouring Victoria in a way that allows her legacy to continue.”
Angela Lee broke the news of her sister’s death in an emotional Instagram post, where she said “please, check on your loved ones. Keep checking on them. Give them hugs and tell them how much they mean to you. You just never know”.
“I don’t remember the day, I think Angela called me on December 26 or 27. It wasn’t my news or anyone’s news to tell. It’s a private matter so we have to respect it and give them the space,” Chatri said.
