Adrian Lee clashes with Shozo Isojima at ONE Fight Night 40 on February 13th. The young charge of the legacy martial arts family has tightened up his mental game after his first pro MMA loss in his last outing to Tye Ruotolo last September, with Lee composed as well as fully locked in here.
When asked if Angela and Christian had imparted any sibling loss lessons from their own MMA careers or if his recent growth came from his own personally retained lessons, Lee said [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“It’s kind of both. Luckily I’ve had my brother [Christian Lee] who’s the two division champ. He’s really been through it all, the highs, the lows. He’s been able to help me kind of get through it. But honestly a big part of it was just myself going through that experience. Learning how to deal with it and get past it.”
“Because at the end of the day, it’s a fight. Anything can happen inside of a fight. Yeah, that just wasn’t my night that night. But I fully plan on making the most out of that fight and making sure that never happens again.”
When offering up his thoughts on his upcoming opponent’s attributes, Lee stated [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“I think Shozo Isojima, he’s a well rounded fighter. He’s 1-1 inside of ONE Championship now but he’s 6-1. So he’s had a good amount of experience and I think our skillsets line up well. I think it’s going to be a great fight and it’s going to be a fast one… I’ve always grown up being a finisher.”
“Going into every one of my fights, my plan is to finish the fight as soon as possible, as technically as possible, and always in the first round. So same thing going into this fight. I plan on finishing in the first round whether it be a KO, TKO, or a submission.”
Adrian Lee on “the mindset ingrained into all” of his championship siblings
When asking Adrian Lee what goes into that Lee methodology of having highly refined technique pieces in the context of an exciting, high-octane style, Lee quipped [via Bowks Talking Bouts],
“Growing up, that was just kind of the mindset ingrained into all of us. As we grew up becoming fighters, I think it’s just because it’s the safest route really. You can never trust to leave it inside of the judges’ hands. You never know what might happen. The best way to eliminate that option is to just finish the fight.”
