“True training has started” - Stamp Fairtex gets scientific in her recovery, ramps up her rehabilitation following meniscus tear

Stamp Fairtex revealed she's close to returning to full power after months of intense rehabilitation to repair her injured knee.

The reigning ONE women's atomweight MMA world champion suffered a torn meniscus earlier this year when preparing for her supposed world title defense against Denice Zamboanga for ONE 167.

Taking to Instagram, Stamp wrote that she's in her "true training" phase while working with the Swedish rehabilitation program Exxentric.

Stamp Fairtex posted:

"The true training has started!💪💪 I am working on muscle power, speed and coordination. The @go_exxentric feedback helps me to push my limits and optimise my training sessions. Later, I can evaluate my progress with the data collected during the training sessions."

Stamp was set for a couple of huge world title matches earlier this year, in what would've been absolute bangers against Denice Zamboanga and ONE women's strawweight MMA world champion Xiong Jing Nan.

The Thai superstar was supposed to defend her women's atomweight MMA belt against Zamboanga at ONE 167 in June.

She was then set to challenge Xiong for the women's strawweight MMA throne at ONE 168: Denver in September.

Stamp, however, suffered the freak knee injury while training for her world title defense against her close friend and former training partner.

The injury also sidelined Stamp for what would've been her bid for two-sport supremacy against Xiong.

Nevertheless, the former ONE atomweight kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion poured her entire focus on her recovery.

There are no official announcements when Stamp would return to action, but the atomweight MMA queen predicted that the first half of 2025 is a plausible time range for her comeback.

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Stamp Fairtex says she can't remain idle in her development despite sitting out due to injury

Stamp Fairtex knows the harsh reality that her contemporaries are evolving their skillsets while she's turning her attention to the recovery of her injured knee.

In an interview clip on Fairtex Training Center's YouTube page, Stamp said she can't let her injury stop her from becoming a better fighter while her opponents continue to train in her absence.

"So right now, I’m still recovering but my opponent continues to train and develop more skills. But for me, I’m stuck and not improving. Just recovering. So if I come back and train like really train, I have to focus more and learn more and update my skills a lot."