Denice Zamboanga pushing through adversity to chase world title dreams: “People are also looking forward to it”

Second-ranked ONE Championship women's atomweight MMA contender 'The Menace' Denice Zamboanga of the Philippines admits she isn't exactly a hundred percent heading into her all-important next fight, but that it also doesn't matter.

She's not pulling out of this fight for anything in the world.

Zamboanga is set to battle the Ukraine's Alyona Rassohyna for the ONE interim women's atomweight MMA throne next weekend, and she can't wait for the chance to finally compete for ONE Championship gold.

Speaking to YouTube channel, The MMA Superfan, in a recent interview, Zamboanga says that even though she's still dealing with a slight injury, she is pushing through the pain to make her world title dreams a reality.

The 27-year-old Quezon City resident stated:

"When the announcement came, I didn’t really expect that I would fight again this soon. But I did file that I am cleared to fight again, and I told ONE that I want to fight even if it’s not 100 percent because I really want to get the fight over with. It’s not just me who wants this fight to happen already, the people are also looking forward to it."

Needless to say, Zamboanga won't let any injury stop her from achieving her goal of winning the gold in the world's largest martial arts organization.

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Denice Zamboanga and Alyona Rassohyna vie for interim gold at ONE Fight Night 27 on Prime Video

The Philippines' 'The Menace' Denice Zamboanga is set to go to war with no.4-ranked ONE Championship women's atomweight MMA contender Alyona Rassohyna of Ukraine for the ONE interim women's atomweight MMA world title.

The two lock horns in the co-main event at ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs. Abdullaev on Prime Video, which broadcasts live in U.S. primetime on Friday, January 10, 2025, from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding the event as it happens.