Istela Nunes will challenge ONE Championship star Angela Lee for the strawweight gold on May 26, and feels like she has everyone against her in Singapore.
Nunes, who earned a shot at the gold after defeating Mei Yamaguchi in her promotional debut last August, believes the promotion put her in the cage against the experienced Japanese fighter to build her opponent.
"They didn’t expect me to beat her,” Nunes told MMA Fighting. "They were hoping for a rematch between Mei and Angela, but I surprised the promotion. That gives me extra motivation, yeah.