ONE Championship 65 set for Nov. 24 with Angela Lee title defense, Ben Askren retirement fight

Singapore’s ONE Championship has scheduled a home game for Nov. 24, and a pair of title fights top the bill.

Promotion officials recently announced that “ONE Championship 65: Immortal Pursuit” takes place at Singapore Indoor Stadium and features atomweight champ Angela Lee (8-0) vs. Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi (16-10-1), as well as welterweight champ Ben Askren (17-0) – in what is expected to serve as his final professional fight – against grappling legend Shinya Aoki (39-7).

As with all ONE Championship events, “Immortal Pursuit” streams live via online pay-per-view.

“Unstoppable” Lee, the 21-year-old rising star, captured ONE’s inaugural atomweight title with a thrilling May 2016 win over Yamaguchi and has since registered defenses over Jenny Huang and Istela Nunes. Yamaguchi was in action most recently in June, submitting Huang to earn an opportunity to relive the epic clash with Lee.

Askren is currently ranked No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings. A decorated collegiate wrestler and U.S. Olympian, Askren also earned the Bellator welterweight belt before moving on to ONE Championship. Just 33, Askren has elected to call an early end to his undefeated professional career and will now face former ONE Championship lightweight title holder Aoki, who moves up in weight for the contest.

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