“Update my skills a lot” - Injured atomweight queen Stamp Fairtex vows to work harder to catch up to her healthy challengers 

Stamp Fairtex admittedly feels a little bit left out while recuperating from surgery on her torn meniscus. The ONE atomweight MMA world champion, after all, was a workhorse inside the gym, who gave it her all in training to become the best martial artist she could be.

Now forced to take it easy on the sidelines, Stamp bravely revealed her worries about her potential challengers in the stacked atomweight MMA ranks, who are all leveling up while she's trying to return to 100 percent.

That said, once she gets the green light to return to training, Stamp promised to grind harder than ever before to become an even better version of her pre-injury self.

The Thai megastar said in a vlog posted on The Fairtex Training Center's official YouTube channel:

"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."

Stamp Fairtex's concerns are understandable since the 115-pound division must move on in her absence.

An interim atomweight MMA queen will be crowned at ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs. Abdullaev on Prime Video on Jan. 10, when ranked contenders Denice Zamboanga and Alyona Rassohyna collide at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Stamp Fairtex says injury forced her back to square one

Stamp Fairtex certainly exudes positivity to her millions of fans. That said, the promotion's first-ever three-sport world champion admits she still deals with ups and downs throughout her challenging recovery process.

The 115-pound MMA titleholder said in the aforementioned vlog:

"I feel like I’m [taking a step] back. I feel like everyone is moving forward with their skills, like more skills, more power, more muscle, but for me, I have to build it all again."

Watch Stamp's full video: