Three-sport queen Stamp motivated to learn English to communicate better with her fans: “That’s what is important”

As ONE Championship marches toward its massive return to the United States, three-sport queen Stamp Fairtex is excited to expand her language skills in hopes of better communication with her fans around the world.

Speaking with ONE Championship weeks away from her first defense of the ONE Atomweight MMA World Championship, Stamp shared her journey into learning English and some of the struggles she's had with the complicated language.

“Pronunciation is very difficult," she told the promotion. "Some words, if they’re pronounced incorrectly, the meaning can completely change. As for grammar, I’m not too serious about that. Because when we actually communicate with each other, foreigners are not interested in this matter."

"Just emphasize that you understand me, and I understand you. That’s enough. That’s what is important," she added.

On Friday, June 7, Stamp returns to the Circle nine months after her spectacular third-round body shot knockout against Ham Seo Hee at ONE Fight Night 14 to claim the atomweight crown. Headlining ONE 167, she'll put her 26 pounds of gold on the line against friend and former training partner Denice Zamboanga.

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Denice Zamboanga plans on taking advantage of her golden opportunity against Stamp Fairtex

Facing the toughest test of her mixed martial arts career thus far, Filipina star Denice Zamboanga believes it will be her time to shine at ONE 167.

“I feel that I have been prepared for this moment," Zamboanga said in an interview with Philstar.com. "I feel that this is God’s will, that the Lord has a purpose to delay my world title shot. I feel that this time, it is really mine.”

Overall, 'The Menace' is 10-2 in MMA, with five of her wins coming under the ONE Championship banner. That includes noteworthy wins over the likes of Jihin Radzuan, 'Fighting Sister' Lin Heqin, and Julie Mezabarba.

Will Zamboanga claim her first ONE world title or will Stamp continue her dominant run and bag her first world title defense in MMA?

ONE Championship fans in the United States and Canada can watch ONE 167 live and for free via Amazon Prime Video in U.S. primetime on Friday, June 7.