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Filipina MMA fighter Denice Zamboanga. Handout/ONE Championship

Filipina MMA fighter Denice Zamboanga dominated Noelle Grandjean en route to a unanimous decision victory in their women's MMA atomweight bout at ONE 167 at the Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand on June 8, 2024. Photo courtesy ONE Championship

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<div><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/173493925804120240608-one-fc-zaomboanga-grandjean-HO-22.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina MMA fighter Denice Zamboanga. Handout/ONE Championship"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Filipina MMA fighter Denice Zamboanga. <em>Handout/ONE Championship</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Denice Zamboanga knows she has plenty to prove when she walks into the Lumpinee Stadium on January 11, 2025 for her highly-anticipated ONE Interim Atomweight MMA World Title fight against Alyona Rassohyna.</p><p>Not only is the Filipina fighter highly motivated to finally claim a breakthrough title in ONE Championship, she is also eager to show that she can go toe-to-toe against her Ukrainian foe on the mat.</p><p>Zamboanga has heard rumblings from fans that Rassohyna is the better grappler between them, but she believes that her opponent&#x27;s skills have yet to be fully tested.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/14/mma-denice-zamboanga-gets-new-date-for-shot-at-interim-world-title-2206">READ: Denice Zamboanga gets new date for shot at interim world title</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/19/watch-out-for-much-improved-denice-zamboanga-says-biagtan-2133">READ: Watch out for much-improved Denice Zamboanga, says Biagtan</a></div><p>&quot;I haven&#x27;t seen her face a true grappler, or a wrestler,&quot; she said.  &quot;It&#x27;s always a striker, which allows her to dominate on the ground. In this fight, I&#x27;d like to prove that I&#x27;m a better grappler.&quot;   </p><p>The Filipina also believes that her recent activity will also fall to her advantage, especially as she&#x27;s coming off a convincing but nonetheless tough fight against Noelle Grandjean just a few months ago.  </p><p>Rassohyna, on the other hand, gave birth to her daughter and hasn&#x27;t competed in quite some time.  </p><p>&quot;I feel like my main advantage would certainly be my activity. She hasn&#x27;t competed in a long time, and I&#x27;m way more active,&quot; she said.  </p><p>Still, that&#x27;s the only advantage that Zamboanga thinks she&#x27;ll have over Rassohyna. In fact, she expects the Ukrainian to be fired up in her return to ONE.  </p><p>&quot;I feel like she&#x27;s gonna come out hungry,&quot; Zamboanga said. &quot;Her hunger to win will be there. Her inspiration would be her family for sure.&quot; </p>

<p>Denice Zamboanga knows she has plenty to prove when she walks into the Lumpinee Stadium on January 11, 2025 for her highly-anticipated ONE Interim Atomweight MMA World Title fight against Alyona Rassohyna.</p>

Denice Zamboanga knows she has plenty to prove when she walks into the Lumpinee Stadium on January 11, 2025 for her highly-anticipated ONE Interim Atomweight MMA World Title fight against Alyona Rassohyna.

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MMA: Denice Zamboanga plans to test Rassohyna's grappling at in title fight

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Published December 24, 2024 10:00 AM PHT

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