“Kick her arms until they’re crushed” - Stamp Fairtex says her power will be key to victory against Kana at ONE 173

(From left) Stamp Fairtex and Kana Morimoto throw down in Tokyo, Japan. [Image: ONE Championship]
Stamp Fairtex (left) and Kana Morimoto (right) throw down in Tokyo, Japan. [Image courtesy: ONE Championship]

Three-sport megastar Stamp Fairtex does not plan on holding anything back when she hops back into action at ONE 173 on Sunday, Nov. 16.

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That evening, live from Tokyo's Ariake Arena, the striking specialist faces former K-1 champion Kana Morimoto in an atomweight kickboxing tiff.

In an interview with ONE Championship ahead of her return, the Fairtex Training Center athlete dissected her path to victory, admitting that she is planning to go all-out in search of a triumphant return to the global stage of martial arts.

"The key to winning this time, I think, will be my power – like kicking her hard enough to stop her, to make her flinch. That’s what I have to do. I plan to kick her arms until they’re crushed," the 27-year-old Fairtex Training Center affiliate shared.
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Should all go to plan for the Thai megastar, it'll give her a fifth successive win in the promotion, and her first in two years since being forced onto the sidelines due to a recurring injury.

Stamp Fairtex was last in action when she claimed the ONE women's atomweight MMA world title with a third-round TKO of South Korea's Ham Seo Hee at ONE Fight Night 14 in Singapore in September 2023.

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Kana fired up to beat Stamp Fairtex in Tokyo

Similar to Stamp Fairtex, Kana Morimoto is all pumped up to stun the three-sport megastar on the organization's star-studded return to Japan.

Kana, who has gone 1-2 in the promotion, sees this as a perfect opportunity to get her career back on track, and she's ready to tap into her world-class arsenal to stun the Fairtex representative inside the Ariake Arena come fight night.

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"When I first came to ONE, I was kind of uncertain about my fight style, but now I'm training to really sharpen my strong points. This time, I want to beat Stamp," Kana told ONE Championship.

Fight fans can secure their PPV passes for ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri here.

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