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SCMP Martial Arts

It’s safe to say ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong did not take kindly to Istela Nunes’s recent claim that Angela Lee missed weight in their 2017 title fight.
The Brazilian (7-2, 1 no contest), now fighting in the UFC, lost to “Unstoppable” Lee (10-2) via second-round submission in Singapore.
But she claimed in an October interview with MMA Fighting that Asian promotion ONE “screwed” her out of 30 per cent of Lee’s purse, and that the champ had stepped on the scales at 58 kilograms, missing weight by 2.8 pounds.
ONE has previously denied any suggestion atomweight champion Lee missed weight for the main event of the Dynasty of Heroes event.


Asked by Ariel Helwani in an appearance on The MMA Hour what he made of Nunes’ claims, Chatri gave a blunt response.
“I mean, she’s a boldfaced liar,” Chatri said on Wednesday’s episode. “She’s also a steroid cheat.”
UFC’s White ‘doesn’t know anything about fighting’, Chatri says
Nunes failed a drugs test in August 2019 and was pulled from a UFC Fight Night event in Mexico City. She tested positive for multiple steroid metabolites, and later accepted a two-year suspension by Usada.
The 25-year-old Canadian-American Lee will return after nearly two and a half years out on March 26 when she defends her title against atomweight grand prix winner Stamp Fairtex.
She has not fought since a fifth-round submission of Xiong Jingnan in October 2019, giving birth to her first child in April 2021 and returning to training two months later.


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ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong blasts ‘boldfaced liar, steroid cheat’ Istela Nunes for Angela Lee claim

Angela Lee (left) faces off with Istela Nunes ahead of their 2017 ONE Championship title fight. Photo: SingaporeMaven

UFC’s Dana White ‘doesn’t know anything about fighting’, ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong says – ‘he’s a fan’

Chatri Sityodtong talks in a media scrum after the One Championship press conference in Manila. Photo: ONE Championship

Dana White speaks to the media a the UFC 259 press conference. Photo: Drake Riggs

ONE Championship: Angela Lee vs Stamp Fairtex headlines 10th anniversary card with return to full attendance in Singapore

Stamp Fairtex (left) will challenge ONE atomweight champ Angela Lee at ONE: X on March 26. Photos: ONE Championship

Eddie Alvarez is shown a red card after a disqualification against Iuri Lapicus at ONE on TNT 1.

John Lineker (left) and ONE bantamweight champ Bibiano Fernandes are finally set to fight.

ONE Championship: Xiong Jingnan, Meng Bo could put friendship aside for title fight ‘that would be the real rise of Chinese MMA’

Xiong Jingnan celebrates her unanimous decision win over Michelle Nicolini at ONE: Empower. Photos: ONE Championship

Meng Bo heads to the ONE Circle for her atomweight Grand Prix quarter-final against Ritu Phogat.

Xiong Jingnan punches Michelle Nicolini.

Meng Bo punches Ritu Phogat in their atomweight Grand Prix quarter-final.

ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong to award US$50,000 performance bonuses at every event – starting with ‘Dagi’ and Timofey Nastyukhin

‘Dagi’ Arslanaliev (left) and Timofey Nastyukhin exchange punches at ONE: Winter Warriors

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Nunes, who now fights in the UFC, recently claimed ONE atomweight champ Lee missed weight for their 2017 title fight
Chatri gives a blunt response when the Brazilian’s words are put to him by Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’



ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong gives a blunt response when asked about Istela Nunes claiming Angela Lee missed weight for their 2017 title fight.


Angela Lee

ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong blasts ‘boldfaced liar, steroid cheat’ Istela Nunes for Angela Lee claim

Nunes, who now fights in the UFC, recently claimed ONE atomweight champ Lee missed weight for their 2017 title fight Chatri gives a blunt response when the Brazilian’s words are put to him by Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’

Nunes, who now fights in the UFC, recently claimed ONE atomweight champ Lee missed weight for their 2017 title fight

Chatri gives a blunt response when the Brazilian’s words are put to him by Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’