Second-ranked ONE atomweight MMA contender Denice Zamboanga has been a mainstay inside the ring for ONE Championship since her arrival in 2019.
Zamboanga appeared in eight matches in five years and competed every calendar year.
Now, she is preparing for her ninth match under the world's largest martial arts organization on Jan. 10 in the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 27, where she faces fellow top-five ranked contender Alyona Rassohyna for the ONE interim atomweight MMA world title.
In her most recent talk with ONE Championship, Denice Zamboanga identified her activity as a primary factor that could help her raise her hands and capture a world title by saying:
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"My advantage over her of course would be my activity."
With a victory this week, 'The Menace' can book a world title unification bout against three-sport superstar and reigning ONE atomweight MMA world champion Stamp Fairtex.
Denice Zamboanga looks to become the first Filipina to hoist an MMA world title
The T-Rex Martial Arts-affiliated athlete aims to make history in front of the packed Lumpinee Stadium crowd in Bangkok, Thailand, as she recently took to Instagram her goal of making history by becoming the first-ever Filipina to win an MMA world title.
The 27-year-old Manila-based athlete captioned her video with:
"The first Filipina MMA world champion 🏆 Blessed to be here. Just want to thank all the people who's stood by me through it all. Psalms 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure #OneChampionship #DeniceZamboanga #ONEFightNight27"
ONE Fight Night 27 goes down inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 10, and North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can catch all the action live and for free.