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Stamp Fairtex seems to be making considerable strides in her recovery from a debilitating knee injury.
The reigning ONE women's atomweight MMA world champion revealed on Instagram that she has started hitting the gym, albeit in a limited capacity, nearly three months after she underwent surgery in May this year.
Stamp tore the meniscus in her left knee while training for her world title defense against close friend and former training partner Denice Zamboanga for ONE 167.
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She wrote in her post:
"😁🤭 Start week 12 ❤️ everything is getting better. 💪💪"
The video showed the former ONE atomweight Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion shadowboxing in her home gym in Pattaya, Thailand.
Stamp Fairtex, though, was clearly putting careful emphasis on her left knee while doing her individual drills.
The Thai megastar is arguably the best female fighter on the planet and is the first fighter in ONE Championship history to hold world titles in MMA, kickboxing, and Muay Thai.
Stamp first captured the ONE atomweight kickboxing world title when she outclassed Taiwan's Chuang Kai Ting in October 2018.
She then became a two-sport world champion in her next fight against Janet Todd for the ONE atomweight Muay Thai world title in February 2019. Stamp has since turned her focus to MMA, holding an 11-2 record with five knockouts and two submissions.
Stamp Fairtex promises a full recovery and wants to face Denice Zamboanga soon
Stamp Fairtex and Denice Zamboanga share one of the closest friendships in ONE Championship, and the three-sport queen promised the Filipino star that she would be back in perfect health for their inevitable meeting.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Stamp said:
"Denice, I will fight you soon. I'll try to recover quickly until my body returns to 100 percent and defend my belt in my next fight with you."
Zamboanga, though, will first have to go through her next assignment when she faces Alyona Rassohyna for the ONE interim women's atomweight MMA world title at ONE Fight Night 25. Rassohyna's interim world title match against Zamboanga will transpire at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium on October 4.
ONE Fight Night 25 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.
