Thai megastar Stamp Fairtex admits world title challenge against strawweight MMA queen Xiong Jing Nan her “biggest test” yet
One year after becoming just the second fighter to win the ONE women's atomweight MMA world championship, Stamp Fairtex will attempt to become a two-division world titleholder.
On Friday, September 6, the Thai fan favorite returns to the United States for a showdown with current ONE strawweight MMA queen Xiong Jing Nan at ONE 168: Denver. The event will emanate from Ball Arena at The Mile High City — Denver, Colorado — where Stamp made her stateside debut nearly a year ago at ONE Fight Night 10.
This time, she'll take center stage, potentially headlining a historic night of fights with the chance to do what her predecessor, Angela Lee, could not.
"I think ‘The Panda’ is going to be my biggest test because I’m going up in weight for this fight," she said during a recent interview with the South China Morning Post.
But before Stamp Fairtex goes toe-to-toe with Xiong Jing Nan at Ball Arena, she'll put her ONE women's atomweight MMA world title on the line for the first time this summer.
Tickets for ONE 168: Denver will go on sale to the general public starting on April 24, 10 am Mountain Time.
Denice Zamboanga ready to play spoiler in Stamp Fairtex's first ONE world title opportunity
If Stamp hopes to call herself a two-division champion, she'll have to get past one of the atomweight division's most formidable contenders.
On Friday, June 7, the Thai fan favorite puts her 26 pounds of gold on the line against No. 2-ranked Denice Zamboanga in the main event of ONE 167, airing live on Amazon Prime Video from Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
'The Menace' goes into her first ONE world title opportunity with five impressive wins inside the Circle, coming against the likes of 'Shadow Cat' Jihin Radzuan, Mei Yamaguchi, 'Fighting Sister' Lin Heqin, and most recently, Brazilian standout Julie Mezabarba
Will Stamp Fairtex keep her dreams of two belts alive, or will Denice Zamboanga play spoiler in The Land of Smiles?
ONE 167 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.