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#2. Stamp Fairtex - ONE Championship atomweight
ONE Championship atomweight Grand Prix tournament winner Stamp Fairtex is on the cusp of achieving history. Having already won the atomweight Muay Thai and kickboxing titles, the charismatic Thai could become the first three-sport champion in ONE Championship.
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With a spectacular 2021, Stamp has silenced all her critics as she ran roughshod in all of her outings this year. Her armbar finish of known grappler Ritu Phogat in her last fight showed Stamp's increasingly dangerous grappling game.
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Against jiu-jitsu black belt and ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee, Stamp might have to rely on her striking to get the job done. Lee has had major problems with skilled strikers in the past and Stamp is arguably the best in the division right now. Throwing in her competitive grappling skills, Stamp may have the formula to repel Lee's jiu-jitsu assault to keep the fight standing.
Who knows, however, if Stamp surprises everyone again by attempting to submit a grappling specialist for the belt. We've seen it happen before.
#1. Demetrious Johnson - ONE Championship flyweight
Despite a major setback with a KO loss this year, Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson's chances of becoming a ONE champion are still quite high. We simply cannot discount the MMA GOAT-contender's achievements in his legendary career.
With his ONE Championship run clean except for one loss, Johnson is still the No.1-ranked flyweight on the roster. His utter domination of the UFC's 125-pound division was legendary and he carried that momentum to ONE Championship.
Moving to the Asian organization, however, has been quite the adjustment for 'Mighty Mouse'. The weight classes are heavier because ONE doesn't allow weight cutting. Thus, 'Mighty' was forced to fight at 135 pounds.
This may have played a factor in his loss to champion Adriano 'Mikinho' Moraes. Johnson's major losses before leaving the UFC were all at 135 pounds.
Given enough time to adjust to the weight and extensive study of their previous fight, Johnson can still beat Moraes for the gold.
