THERE have been many sibling pairs over the years in the world of sports. In tennis, you have two of the most dominant players of all time in Serena and Venus Williams, the sister act from the US that's still active on the women's tour.

Over in football, two brothers - Gary and Phil Neville - played together for English Premier League club Manchester United, guiding the Red Devils to a boatload of trophies along the way.

And in basketball, the Curry brothers - Stephen and Seth - are two of the most recognisable stars in the National Basketball Association. Their father Dell also played professionally for 15 seasons in the 1980s and 1990s.

There are many other examples out there, but one would be hard-pressed, however, to recall the last time three siblings competed together in the same sport at the same time.

At mixed martial arts organisation One Championship, the Lee siblings - Angela, Christian and Victoria - are stamping their mark in their respective weight divisions and ready to face any opponent put in front of them. They are of Singaporean and South Korean descent, and are among the most recognisable and popular athletes that Singapore-based One Championship has on its current roster.

On Sept 24, both Victoria and Christian will be in action at One Championship's Revolution show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, with the latter featuring in the evening's main event. The eldest of the trio, Angela, is preparing for her return to the cage next February, some 10 months after giving birth to her first child, a daughter.

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The Warrior

The spotlight is once again on Christian "The Warrior" Lee, who is all ready to defend his lightweight world championship in the main event against South Korean Ok Rae Yoon.

The 23-year-old Lee is in red-hot form, having won his last six bouts. In his last match in April, he made quick work of Timofey Nastyukhin via a first-round TKO (technical knockout).

He will have a tough time against Ok, who is also high on confidence after beating former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Eddie Alvarez three months ago for his fourth straight win.

Lee said he plans to "clear out" the rest of the lightweight division by the end of this year, and eventually move on to a different weight division and win the belt there as well.

This is also the first time he is competing at the same show along with younger sister Victoria. "With me being the champion, headlining this event, I'm really excited to have Victoria with me. We are going to put on a great show for the fans. I'm excited to be heading to Singapore together with her," he said.

The Prodigy

It's been quite a year for 17-year-old Victoria Lee, whose nickname is "The Prodigy". She made her much-awaited One Championship debut in February and beat Thailand's Sunisa Srisen, followed by a win over China's Wang Luping in April.

The plucky atomweight sensation aims to protect that unbeaten streak against Victoria Souza, who is competing outside her native Brazil for the first time in her professional career and has yet to taste defeat in her five matches to date.

"Going into my third bout, I feel more comfortable. There's a lot less 'new-ness' to everything," said Victoria. "My next opponent is tough. She has a 5-0 record and it's going to be an exciting match. We are both finishers and I don't think it is going to go (to the final round). I plan on finishing her in the first round."

Unstoppable

The women's atomweight world champion since May 2016, Angela "Unstoppable" Lee has mowed down all challengers who have stepped forward to challenge her coveted belt. Her last competitive match was in October 2019, and she went on an extended break due to her pregnancy. The 25-year-old is now back in training and she's gearing up to face the winner of the Atomweight Grand Prix tournament in February.

After that match, Lee intends to move up a weight division to strawweight and challenge the champion there, chiefly because she wants to make way for Victoria. The two sisters have said before they would never fight each other in the cage.

"I'm very excited to get back. I've started to train again alongside my brother and sister as they get ready for their fights," said Angela. "After (the Revolution) event, we are going to be kicking it into gear and getting my fight camp started. Fighting in February is going to be great for me. It's going to give me more time to come back even stronger."

She also dismissed criticism for not vacating her atomweight championship due to her enforced absence from competition over the past 18 months.

"These aren't normal times. There is a global pandemic going on which has made it difficult to host a lot of events. It has been hard for everyone around the world," she said.

"I worked so hard to get to the position I am at, and just because I want to have a baby, I shouldn't be stripped of my title, which is something I worked towards. One Championship has shown the way of what the standard should be. When a woman gets pregnant, she is supported and has a job to come back to afterwards."

One: Revolution takes place on Sept 24. Catch all the action 'live' on the One Super App. Limited tickets for the show are now available at Sistic.