ONE Championship

A win here does more than extend a streak. For both women, it opens a direct path to a World Title shot.

Stamp Fairtex meets Selina Flores in an atomweight Muay Thai main event when ONE Fight Night 47 streams live on Prime Video from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, September 4.

Stamp made history as the promotion’s first-ever three-sport World Champion before injury derailed her momentum shortly after claiming atomweight MMA gold. Her most recent outing, a split-decision win over Cynthia Flores at The Inner Circle 20, fell short of her own standard by her own admission, leaving her hungry to prove that performance was the exception rather than a sign of decline.

Flores, meanwhile, has climbed the rankings quickly since her promotional debut, a unanimous decision win over Marie McManamon that immediately positioned her for a marquee opportunity against a name as big as Stamp’s. She enters on a five-fight winning streak overall, with a win here extending that run to six.

Stamp Fairtex’s path back to gold runs through Flores

A loss would be a significant setback for Stamp’s hopes of reclaiming relevance in the title conversation, while a win keeps her firmly in the picture heading into the year’s final months. For Flores, the stakes are just as high, since a win over a name as recognizable as Stamp’s could fast-track a shot at reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues, a title Flores has made clear is the ultimate target of her ONE Championship run.

Both women understand the scale of the opportunity in front of them, and neither has shown any hesitation about embracing the pressure that comes with it.

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