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Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga ahead of her MMA atomweight fight against Noelle Grandjean at ONE 167, June 8, 2024 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Handout/ONE Championship

Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga ahead of her MMA atomweight fight against Noelle Grandjean at ONE 167, June 8, 2024 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1724331506749NL-6771.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga ahead of her MMA atomweight fight against Noelle Grandjean at ONE 167, June 8, 2024 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Handout/ONE Championship"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipina fighter Denice Zamboanga ahead of her MMA atomweight fight against Noelle Grandjean at ONE 167, June 8, 2024 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. <em>Handout/ONE Championship</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- ONE atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex will soon find out who she will take on, when she returns to action following a torn meniscus.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Her good friend and former training partner Denice Zamboanga will be up against Alyona Rassohyna for the interim atomweight MMA world title on October 5 at ONE Fight Night 25: Eersel vs. Nicolas II. The showdown takes place at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stamp, a three-sport world champion, is familiar with both competitors. Aside from being close friends with Zamboanga, she has faced Rassohyna twice -- splitting their matches.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I&#x27;m excited for it,&quot; said Stamp of the upcoming bout. &quot;I think it&#x27;s a good fight.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I know both of them. Denice is my friend and I&#x27;ve fought Alyonna twice. Fans can definitely expect an entertaining fight from these two,&quot; she added. &quot;They&#x27;re both very strong and have good IQ.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">That being said, Stamp is confident that Zamboanga will get the breakthrough. The Filipina star has repeatedly fallen short in her world title aspirations, suffering close losses while also being put in situations beyond her control including injuries and fight postponements.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This time around, Stamp believes that she and Zamboanga are on a collision course when she is cleared for action.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;For me, I think she can win,&quot; Stamp said when asked about Zamboanga&#x27;s chances against Rassohyna. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">However, Stamp isn&#x27;t quite convinced that Zamboanga has made strides in her game, especially after seeing her previous match against Noelle Grandjean in June.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Speaking of improvement, I think she isn&#x27;t different from what she was when she fought Noelle,&quot; said the Thai star. &quot;She&#x27;s always been good at boxing. I saw that with Noelle. However, I don&#x27;t think she has made significant improvements in her performance.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/21/mma-stamp-fairtex-out-of-one-167-denice-zamboanga-awaits-new-opponent-1505"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/21/mma-stamp-fairtex-out-of-one-167-denice-zamboanga-awaits-new-opponent-1505">READ: Stamp Fairtex out of ONE 167, Denice Zamboanga awaits new opponent</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/8/dominant-denice-zamboanga-outclasses-noelle-grandjean-at-one-167-1452"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/8/dominant-denice-zamboanga-outclasses-noelle-grandjean-at-one-167-1452">READ: Dominant Denice Zamboanga outclasses Noelle Grandjean at ONE 167</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Stamp was supposed to defend her title against Zamboanga at ONE 167 in June, but suffered a torn meniscus during her training camp that forced her to withdraw from the highly-anticipated bout.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Grandjean stepped in to take Stamp&#x27;s place, and Zamboanga went on to beat her via unanimous decision.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></span></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VISLrhePP18?&amp;t=26s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>ONE atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex will soon find out who she will take on, when she returns to action following a torn meniscus.</p>

ONE atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex will soon find out who she will take on, when she returns to action following a torn meniscus.

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