Christian Lee is returning to motion after a prolonged layoff to defend one in every of his two ONE Championship titles.

Lee (17-4 MMA, 17-4 ONE), the present ONE light-weight (170 kilos) and welterweight (185 kilos) titleholder, and can put his lighter-weight title on the road at ONE 169 towards undefeated Alibeg Rasulov.

The occasion takes place Nov. 8 at State Farm Enviornment in Atlanta. The promotion formally introduced the matchup as part of the occasion’s tickets on sale (Ticketmaster) announcement Friday.

Lee gained the ONE light-weight title by defeating Rae Yoon Okay by second-round stoppage at ONE 160 in August 2022. Three months later, he claimed a title in a second division, defeating Kiamrian Abbasov by TKO in Spherical 4 in an unbelievable comeback to turn into the ONE welterweight champ. Lee has been out of motion since quickly capturing each titles.

Rasulov (14-0 MMA, 1-0 ONE) will look to maintain his excellent skilled file in his first shot at ONE gold. Rasulov just lately debuted within the promotion at ONE Battle Evening 24 on July 5, defeating the aforementioned Okay by unanimous resolution.

With the addition, the ONE 169 lineup consists of:

• Anatoly Malykhin vs. Oumar Kane – for ONE heavyweight MMA title
• Tawanchai PK Saenchai vs. Jo Nattawut – for ONE light-weight muay Thai title
• Christian Lee vs. Alibeg Rasulov – for ONE light-weight MMA title