{"id":470335,"date":"2026-02-10T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/470335\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:51:14","slug":"adrian-lee-forecasts-exciting-win-at-one-fight-night-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/470335\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Lee Forecasts Exciting Win At ONE Fight Night 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teenage MMA star Adrian Lee is targeting a first-round stoppage when he meets Japanese veteran Shozo Isojima in a lightweight clash at ONE Fight Night 40<\/a> on Friday, February 13, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Singapore-American reflected on his setback against ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Champion Tye Ruotolo last year. Both Adrian Lee and Isojima share the distinction of losing their most recent bouts<\/a> to the American grappling kingpin.<\/p>\n

Adrian Lee brings a 3-1 record into this lightweight showdown. The youngest member of the famed Lee family won his first three ONE Championship appearances via submission before falling to Ruotolo in September 2025.<\/p>\n

Phenom Adrian Lee Reflects on Tye Ruotolo Learning Experience
\n\"Adrian<\/a>Image Courtesy of ONE Championship.<\/p>\n

Looking back at his September defeat, Lee acknowledged the difficulty of facing the\u00a0highest-caliber opponent of his young career. The Prodigy Training Center product admitted Ruotolo\u2019s skills provided a reality check about competition at the sport\u2019s highest levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat fight with Tye, it was a rough one. When I was in that ring with Tye, it was kind of new. Tye was definitely the highest caliber opponent I\u2019ve fought so far, and I think it was definitely a little bit of a shocker,\u201d Lee stated.<\/p>\n

The loss marked the first setback of the Singaporean-American\u2019s professional career. Ruotolo submitted the teenage fighter in the second round, unleashing the championship-level grappling that makes him one of submission grappling\u2019s most dangerous competitors.<\/p>\n

Adrian Lee Analyzes Japanese Veteran\u2019s Style<\/p>\n

Adrian Lee identified Isojima\u2019s resiliency and grinding pressure as primary threats. \u201cThe Phenom\u201d believes his ability to mix striking, wrestling, and grappling provides competitive advantage over the NTRUST representative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think his biggest strengths are probably his resiliency and his ability to just grind [opponents down]. And then for weaknesses, I\u2019ve seen him get touched up a lot in his fights. I feel like my biggest strength as an MMA fighter is the ability to mix it up. I\u2019ve kind of been able to just flow between the striking, the wrestling, and the grappling,\u201d Lee explained.<\/p>\n

The Prodigy Training Center product\u2019s first three victories came via submission, showcasing the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and wrestling pedigree inherited from his siblings. Brother Christian Lee<\/a> holds two ONE MMA World Titles, while sister Angela Lee is a former ONE Women\u2019s Atomweight MMA World Champion.<\/p>\n

Teenage Star Adrian Lee Predicts Ground-and-Pound Stoppage<\/p>\n

Adrian Lee boldly predicted a first-round finish while outlining his preferred method of victory. The teenage sensation emphasized his intention to blend striking and grappling before securing a TKO stoppage on the canvas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I see this fight playing out is that I get the finish in round one. That\u2019s always my plan, always my priority going into any of my fights, but I believe that I\u2019m just going to take whatever comes first. I\u2019m going to work my striking and take him to the ground. Probably a TKO finish,\u201d the Hawaii-based star declared.<\/p>\n

The clash of styles promises compelling action as Lee\u2019s well-rounded skill set meets Isojima\u2019s grinding pressure. Both fighters seek redemption following their defeats to Ruotolo, creating additional motivation beyond simply securing victories on ONE Championship\u2019s global stage.<\/p>\n

ONE Fight Night 40 airs live on Prime Video on Friday, February 13. The action begins at 8 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. PT. The event is free for all Amazon Prime subscribers in the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teenage MMA star Adrian Lee is targeting a first-round stoppage when he meets Japanese veteran Shozo Isojima in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":["post-470335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}