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Shinya Aoki gets quick turnaround, defends ONE Championship title against Christian Lee in May

Five days after Aoki reclaimed the ONE Championship lightweight belt with a first-round submission victory over Eduard Folayang in Tokyo, the Asian promotion announced that the experienced fighter will put his title on the line against Christian Lee at ONE: Enter The Dragon, scheduled for May 17 in Singapore.

The ONE: Enter The Dragon fight card will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and also includes the previously announced promotional debut of UFC veteran Sage Northcutt, who meets Cosmo Alexandre in a welterweight contest.

Aoki (43-8, 1 no-contest) is coming off four straight first-round finishes since May 2018, submitting Rasul Yakhyaev, Shannon Wiratchai, Ev Ting and Folayang.