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Denice Zamboanga to Challenge Stamp Fairtex for ONE Atomweight MMA World Title

If victorious, Zamboanga will become the first Filipina MMA world champion.

  • Filipino atomweight fighter Denice Zamboanga is set to challenge reigning ONE atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex for the title at ONE 166: Qatar on March 1.
  • Zamboanga and Stamp were former training partners and maintain a close friendship, but both are ready to set aside their friendship for the championship match.
  • Zamboanga has had back-to-back victories over Lin Heqin and Julie Mezabarba, earning her the opportunity for a world title shot.
  • Stamp Fairtex will be making her first defense of the world title she claimed in September last year by way of TKO over South Korean Ham Seo Hee.
  • If Zamboanga wins the match, she will become the first Filipina MMA world champion.
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