Angela Lee agrees with her brother that Eddie Alvarez hasn’t earned a title shot but can see how the fight makes sense.
Alvarez has been calling out ONE Championship lightweight title holder Christian Lee, but Christian was rather dismissive of him. Alvarez’s start in ONE has been rough, notching only one win in four outings. And while Angela also thinks Alvarez (30-8) needs to do more before getting a crack at her brother’s belt, she thinks it would be the biggest fight for Christian (15-3).
“If you look at Eddie’s record on paper since he joined ONE, it’s not too impressive,” Angela said. “Just looking at what fights he’s had in ONE, you’d think he’s undeserving of a title shot, but given that Eddie comes from a history of being previous UFC champion, being previous Bellator champion, and he has a huge following, and a lot of fans want that fight then I think that would be the only reason for Christian to take the fight against Eddie, is that’s the fight the fans want.
“That’s the fight that’s gonna be the biggest draw. So I don’t think that Christian owes Eddie this title fight, I don’t think Eddie’s deserving of the title fight, but just because it’s in such high demand by the fans that I think, yeah sure, why not? Make it happen.”
Angela Lee, ONE Championship’s atomweight title holder, is currently gearing up for her return after recently giving birth to her daughter. She will await the winner of the atomweight grand prix, whom she’s expected to defend her belt against before the end of the year.
Angela Lee: Eddie Alvarez ‘undeserving’ of ONE title shot against brother but not opposed