ONE 55: Dynasty of Heroes results and highlights

ONE Championship has one if its best cards ever today, as the undefeated Angela Lee defends her atomweight title against the undefeated Istela Nunes in the main event. Undefeated welterweight champion Ben Askren defends his title against undefeated Agilan Thani in the co-main.

ONE Championship 55: Dynasty of Heroes starts at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Main Card (Online pay-per-view)
Angela Lee defeated Istela Nunes via submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:18 of Round 2 to retain her atomweight title
Champ Ben Askren defeated Agilan Thani via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:20 of Round 1 to retain his welterweight title
Zebaztian Kadestam defeated Luis Santos via knockout (knees to the head on the ground) at 2:18 of Round 3
*Grappling super-match* Garry Tonon defeated Shinya Aoki via submission (heel hook) at 7:46 of Round 1
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke defeated Adrian Matheis via Knockout (strikes) at 4:26 of Round 1
Geje Eustaquio defeated Anatpong Bunrad via Split Decision
Amir Khan defeated Rajinder Singh Meena via submission (strikes) at 1:29 of Round 1
Prelim card (Stadium only, not aired)
Tiffany Teo defeated Rebecca Heintzman-Rozewski via Unanimous Decision
Rika Ishige defeated Nita Dea via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39 of Round 1
Lei Chen defeated Jeremy Meciaz via TKO (Strikes) at 2:56 of Round 1

Lee’s successful title defense was all the more amazing as she fought two fights. Via ONE owner Chatri Sityodtong’s social network.

The world had no idea, but 10 days ago, a doctor diagnosed Angela Lee with a bad case of pneumonia. Her lungs were full of mucus and she had a terrible wheezing cough. She could not breathe. Her cardio was very poor and her energy was limited. The doctor immediately put Angela on aggressive antibiotics that lasted until this week. In fact, she threw up all day yesterday and today. This entire time, I was waiting for either Angela or her dad to cancel the fight. In fact, I asked several times to cancel, but to no avail. After beating Istela Nunes tonight, Angela went straight to the bathroom and threw up.

My Muay Thai teacher, the legendary Kru Yodtong Senanan, used to tell me often that a World Champion is someone who can win under any circumstance. Today, Angela Lee passed an impossible test on the journey of unleashing her greatness. Without a doubt, Angela is one of the greatest World Champions on Earth in any weight class – male or female. She is a warrior who exemplifies the authentic spirit of martial arts.