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Denice Zamboanga has taken offense to Ham Seo Hee for discrediting the hard work she's put in.
With atomweight MMA queen Stamp Fairtex still out due to injury, the No.2 ranked contender will vie for the interim crown against fourth-seed Alyona Rassohyna at ONE Fight Night 27: Tang vs Abdullaev on Prime Video.
Ham, who's still ranked first in the division, took it as a slight that she was not considered for the interim belt.
The South Korean veteran took to Instagram and directed her ire at Zamboanga, whom she defeated twice under the ONE banner.
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In a recent interview with The MMA Superfan, a fired-up Denice Zamboanga addressed 'Hamzzang's criticism:
"I don’t know what’s the purpose of her post, I don’t know what she wants or what her intentions were when she made those posts and stories. What does she want? Does she want to be the one to fight for the interim world title?"
It is worth noting that Ham lost her opportunity to claim the vacant atomweight MMA belt when she suffered a TKO loss to Stamp last year.
Zamboanga, on the other hand, won her last three fights since losing to Ham and has certainly looked better than ever.
Watch the full interview:
Denice Zamboanga admits feeling pressure to become the Philippines' first female MMA world champion
Denice Zamboanga is not just fighting for herself at ONE Fight Night 27.
On that day, the proud Filipina warrior will carry the hopes of an entire country on her shoulders. The gravity of the biggest fight of her career is not lost on 'The Menace'.
In the same interview, Zamboanga admits feeling the heat that comes from her potential career-defining moment.
"The pressure is there. It will never go away. Whether I’m in the Philippines, going to a different gym here, or be it in Thailand, that’s what they all tell me - 'Philippines doesn’t have an MMA champion.' They know the history, that there hasn’t been a Filipina MMA world champion."
ONE Fight Night 27 will emanate from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 10. The full event is free for Prime Video subscribers in North America and available live as it happens in US Primetime.
