Despite the monumental win, all is not well for Ham, as the fighter is accusing Rizin/Deep promoters Hidekatsu Morooka and his wife Yoon Sik Lee of embezzling money from her.
The fighter made the revelation through Instagram:
Here is a translation of what Ham wrote, provided by the Elect Times:
"I moved into Japanese pro MMA league, making my debut in 2007. Hidekatsu Morooka and his wife, Yoon Sik Lee were my promoters and I could made a contract for my fight in Japan through them. They've treated me like a real daughter, so I respected and followed what they said until 2014. Five years have passed since then, and I started to fight in Japan again. And of course, I got reunited with Hidekatsu Morooka and his wife to work with them.
"But recently I figured out that they're embezzling my fight money. If the sum involved is small, I will be able to forgive what they do. Because they always says that they received no extra money to make a fight for Korean MMA fighters in Japan and complain about big deficits. So I appreciated their effort, [feel] sorry for them, and didn't believe the bad rumors about their embezzlement.
"But with recently discovered proof, I have lost all faith in them. They embezzled my fight money twice in 2019, and the total comes out to 30 million Korean Won [roughly $26,000]. I think it's not just me who got mugged, maybe a lot of Korean MMA fighters got scammed by them.
"I hate to say this, cause I believed and followed them for the last 15 years. But I know that I must step up now, [because] I hope there will be no more innocent victims. Hidekatsu Morooka and his wife are still looking for [an] MMA fighter and making a fight in Japan. There was no contrition and no apology, so I'm very disappointed in their actions. I really want them out in the industry, and urge all the MMA fighters to avoid them."
Ham has accused Morooka and Lee of taking approximately $26,000 from her fight earnings.
There has been no response yet from either Morooka or Lee towards the accusations made against them by Ham.