Since achieving that goal, she has become one of the most popular MMA fighters in Asia -- male or female. A family of fightersJUST WATCHED Meet the world's youngest MMA champion Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Meet the world's youngest MMA champion 02:21Born in Canada to a Singaporean father and a South Korean mother, Lee comes from a family of fighters. Her three younger siblings -- two brothers and a sister -- all practice martial arts, while her parents are both highly decorated martial arts competitors and instructors. "Growing up with my mom as a martial arts instructor, and also the additional values that I learned from mixed martial arts, really shaped me into the kind of person I am today," she says. But regardless whether a woman wants to step into a cage and fight, Lee says it's important for females to know how to defend themselves.

Source: CNN March 05, 2017 09:34 UTC