Anissa Meksen clears air, explains decision to pull out of mixed-rules fight with Stamp Fairtex

'C18' Anissa Meksen was slated to face superstar Stamp Fairtex in a mixed-rules superfight at ONE Fight Night 6, which streamed on Prime Video. However, rumors swirled of her suffering from an illness, as she did not appear at the pre-fight press conference or the weigh-ins.

Due to her not making weight, she was pulled from the bout and was replaced by Anna 'Supergirl' Jaroonsak. Anissa Meksen clarified why she was unable to fight on Instagram.

Meksen shared her side of the story:

"The fight will not take place 😞 I want to clarify this because speculation 🤔 I'm not sick I'm fine and I wasn't overweight either. I got a family problem. First time this happens to me in 23 years of career but El hamdulilah. I've always been a pro: never missed a weigh-in and in any situation Injured, sick nothing stops me you know but here unfortunately I had no choice. Sorry teaml🏽🙏🏽 My apologize to [Stamp Fairtex]🙏🏽"

Meksen was to fight Stamp in a mixed-rules superfight, combining Muay Thai and MMA. It was to be followed by a match for the ONE interim atomweight kickboxing world title in March. Now, with the last-minute pullout from her fight, the future of Anissa Meksen is uncertain.

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Stamp Fairtex defeats Anna 'Supergirl' Jaroonsak

At ONE Fight Night 6, Stamp Fairtex accepted a fight against an opponent who had a reach, height, and weight advantage over her. In a kickboxing bout, Stamp was able to earn a split decision win against Anna 'Supergirl' Jaroonsak.

In the post-fight interview, Stamp said:

“I actually prepared this fight for Anissa, but it’s okay. I have to fight anyone they got for me. She was actually brilliant, she was amazing in this fight ... It wasn’t a big change, I’ve always been a Muay Thai fighter. I only knew it very very early on, but I got this.”

Stamp's future goal is to earn ONE Championship world titles in three sports. She wants ONE gold in MMA, having already held belts in kickboxing and Muay Thai.

She explained her future plans in an interview with Calf Kick Sports, saying:

"In five years I think I’d still be around. Hopefully, I’ll be having three of my titles, and also I’ll be defending the titles."

Catch the full interview below: