After a three-year absence from combat sports, Scottish sensation Amy Pirnie will make her debut on the world’s largest mixed martial arts stage at ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart on August 2nd. She will face ONE atomweight contender Yu Yau Pui in a Muay Thai fight at the iconic Lumpinee Stadium.

Amy Pirnie, who is riding a 19-fight winning streak, has proven herself as one of the best female strikers on the planet. She has excelled in every challenge presented to her in the past and is now eager to cement her status and pursue the prestigious gold on the global stage of ONE Championship.

In an interview with the South China Morning Post about her return, she said, “Returning onto the ONE stage feels like a dream. It’s going to be a great fight. A great clash of styles. It will be explosive and exciting to the last bell.”

Throughout her long combat sports journey, Amy Pirnie accumulated numerous international titles. She later clinched both junior and senior gold in IFMA in the same year. These accomplishments solidified her status as the UK’s number one in her weight class before stepping onto the international stage. However, there was a period when she decided to step away from the sport.

Amy Pirnie reflects on her dark times

Amy Pirnie has faced numerous struggles since childhood, including her mother’s mental health issues, which led to addictions. Despite prioritizing her family throughout her journey in a combat sports career, Pirnie’s priority was always her family. However, the challenges she encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic, including depression and injuries, were unlikely anything she had experienced before.

In an interview with ONE Championship, Amy Pirnie highlighted a dark period in her career when she thought it was over. She further stated, “For quite a long time there were some recurring injuries, and I do suffer with my mental health as well. As I got older and more injured, and having that time over COVID, it really hit me pretty hard trying to find my way back. And the more I trained, the more injured I got. So that really affected me mentally and how I felt about coming back.”

Kudos to Amy Pirnie for her unwavering determination, which prevented her from quitting. We will now see her square off against Yu Yau Pui, a Hong Kong native who joined the world’s largest martial arts organization through the ONE Friday Fights series in 2023. Since then, she has won all six of her bouts in the promotion, including her U.S. primetime debut against former World Title challenger Lara Fernandez at ONE Fight Night 20 this past March. 

It will be intriguing to see how she manages to navigate the Scottish star in their upcoming Muay Thai fight at ONE Fight Night 24. Stay tuned.