"It's good for me" - Stamp grateful for back-to-back tough challenges against Denice Zamboanga and Xiong Jing Nan
Three-sport world ONE world champion Stamp Fairtex is as motivated as ever ahead of the two massive world title fights that are in store for her.
On June 7, the Pattaya, Thailand-based fighter will put her atomweight MMA belt on the line for the first time against Denice Zamboanga in the main event of ONE 167 inside Bangkok's Impact Arena.
A few months later, Stamp will lace up the four-ounce gloves anew as she moves up a weight class in a bid to unseat one of the promotion's most dominant champions.
The 26-year-old star will challenge longtime women's strawweight world titleholder Xiong Jing Nan in ONE's return to the United States at ONE 168: Denver in September.
In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Stamp admitted that having booked fights keeps her on her toes.
"It feels very good because I know I'll have fights, you know? If I don't have fights, I'm gonna get fat too much. I'm gonna eat a lot and I won't pay attention much. But if I have a fight, it's good for me and good for my body too."
Considering she's arguably one of the biggest stars in the world's largest martial arts organization, Stamp certainly deserves the marquee match-ups coming her way.
ONE 167 will and ONE 168: Denver will air live on US Primetime free for Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.
Follow this link for the pre-sale of tickets to ONE 168: Denver on September 6 at Ball Arena.
Stamp says she'll be 'chubbier' in impending strawweight move
The 125-pound division is unfamiliar territory for Stamp, who conquered Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA divisions at 115 pounds.
Then again, the Thai megastar is ready to scale even greater heights, even if it means she must add a few more extra kilos to do so.
The Fairtex Training Center star pupil told SCMP MMA:
"I will definitely be be stronger in strawweight, but I'll be a little bit chubbier as well."
Watch Stamp Fairtex's full interview: