Stamp Fairtex believes Anissa “C18” Meksen will be in for a rude awakening when they clash in their mixed rules super-fight at ONE Fight Night 6: Superbon vs. Allazov next Friday, January 13. The French-Algerian superstar has repeatedly warned the Thai striking dynamo that she has the complete arsenal to upset the superstar at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Stamp, however, feels like Meksen has yet to walk the walk. And given her recent exploits in mixed martial arts inside the ONE Circle, she is feeling confident of her chances against the multiple-time kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion.
Stamp Fairtex claimed herself to be ahead of her rival, Anissa Meksen
“I believe I have practiced more than her and have more experience on the ground because I have only been focusing on MMA during the past two years,” the top-ranked atomweight contender shared. “I definitely had more time to concentrate on MMA compared to [Meksen], who just started training in MMA after hearing the news about the super-fight.”
Their atomweight clash next Friday will alternate between Muay Thai and MMA – two disciplines that Stamp has already had tonnes of experience with.
Stamp owns a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has used her grappling tools to rack up a couple of submissions wins over the past four years. In MMA alone, she won the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix, earned the #1-ranked spot, and came close to dethroning ONE Atomweight World Champion “Unstoppable” Angela Lee at ONE X last year.
And before she transitioned to MMA, the 25-year-old reigned over the atomweight kickboxing and Muay Thai division.
Stamp Fairtex threatened to finish Anissa Meksen in both possible ways
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Meksen, on the other hand, has showcased her commanding striking abilities in all three of her appearances in ONE thus far, picking up two clear-cut decision wins and a second-round knockout victory against Cristina Morales.
Stamp isn’t fazed by “C18’s” performances inside the Circle, however. Or her fiery barbs outside of it. She simply has chosen to remind her upcoming foe that she used to be a two-sport ONE World Champion, and she plans to maintain her impressive finishing ratio when they meet on January 13.
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“I think I can finish her in the MMA round because I think I’m better than her in MMA. She said her striking skill is better than mine. I want to ask her back, ‘Did you forget that I used to be Muay Thai World Champion?’ That means I will never let her bully me without a fight,” the Fairtex Gym representative offered.
“Her words seem to ruin my reputation as Muay Thai World Champion. I can’t tell you which round, but I will definitely finish her by way of knockout or submission.”