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Muay Thai Makeover: Stamp Fairtex explains Beauty Pageant Entry

Stamp Fairtex Beauty Stamp Fairtex has many accolades to her name including Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and MMA. A few years ago she…

Stamp Fairtex has many accolades to her name including Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and MMA. A few years ago she was able to add ‘Stamp Fairtex Beauty Pageant Queen’ to the list. We got the low down on Stamp’s makeover for the beauty contest.

Stamp Fairtex Beauty Pageant

One of the major stars of ONE Championship, Stamp is recognized for her talents in and out of the cage. Her dance routines at live events and social media have made her highly popular in addition to her world titles in multiple combat sports. Stamp Fairtex previously held ONE world titles in both Kickboxing and Muay Thai. She currently holds the MMA championship.

Beauty queen champion can be added to the list as well. A few years ago on Instagram, she shared: “For the first time in my life I entered the contest.”

In an interview, we got the lowdown on the situation. Stamp Fairtex elaborated: “It was like a fruit festival in my province. And my community would select girls to compete in a beauty pageant. It’s quite casual and I didn’t really have anything to do at that time. So I was like, why not?”

Stamp Fairtex is originally from Rayong, Thailand which has an annual fruit festival. This festival celebrates the fruit harvest season and features a beauty contest as one of its main attractions. The beauty pageant is held alongside other festivities such as fruit-themed float parades, fruit-eating contests, and local product exhibitions.

Currently, Stamp is recovering from a severe knee injury but is looking to get back into MMA competitions in mid-2025.

While on Tour, Dua Lipa Enjoys some Muay Thai Action at Rajadamnern Stadium

Global music star Dua Lipa is currently on tour in Asia and recently performed in Bangkok. WHile enjoying Thailand,…

Global music star Dua Lipa is currently on tour in Asia and recently performed in Bangkok. WHile enjoying Thailand, she stopped to visit the monument of Muay Thai Rajadamnern Stadium.

Dua Lipa at Rajadamnern Stadium

Shared from Rajadamnern Stadium on Instagram, Dua Lipa enjoyed watching Muay Thai in the iconic combat sports stadium.

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Dua Lipa in Thailand

The musician is currently on her Radical Optimism Tour and performed in Bangkok, Thailand on November 27, 2024 at the The Impact Arena. Dua Lipa has achieved remarkable success with her album sales and chart performance. Her latest album, “Radical Optimism,” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, marking her first chart-topper and her largest sales week to date. The album sold an impressive 51,500 copies in its first week, with 39,000 being physical sales, including 20,000 on vinyl.

She is best known for her work in the dance-pop genre. Her overall career sales remain impressive, with her total equivalent album sales reaching 27.53 million. Additionally, her debut album has achieved 14 million sales, while “Future Nostalgia” has reached 11.5 million.

Rajadamnern Stadium, built in 1945, is Thailand’s oldest and most iconic Muay Thai venue. All-time greats of Muay Thai have fought there including Buakaw Banchamek, Samart Payakaroon, Saenchai, and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn, among so many others. The stadium has a major legacy, having seen legendary fights and launched the careers of numerous Nak Muays.

From her own Instagram, she seemed to have enjoyed her time in Thailand.

Thai Fighters Face Decline as Foreign Talent Takes Over Muay Thai, Says Insider

Sia Boat Petchyindee is a key figure in Muay Thai being a top promoter and gym owner, and he…

Sia Boat Petchyindee is a key figure in Muay Thai being a top promoter and gym owner, and he is worried that the destiny of Muay Thai will not feature much Thai in the future.

Muay Thai’s Future

Sia Boat is the leader of Petchyindee the gym and fight promotion in Bangkok. In May 2023, he announced his intention to part ways with ONE Championship, a major international fighting promotion, citing dissatisfaction with the treatment of Petchyindee fighters. Sia Boat remains committed to elevating ‘The Art of Eight Limbs’ in Thailand and worldwide. He continues to run Petchyindee as a successful gym and promotion, focusing on developing fighters and providing them with opportunities to improve their lives and support their families.

However, he believes the future of Muay Thai may be taken over by foreign talent in the coming years. Farang is the Thai word for foreigner and Nak Muay is the term for fighter from Thailand. In a recent interview, he explained:

“No more than 5 years, and Thai fighters will not be able to compete against foreign fighters in Muay Thai. In 5 years, all the world champions will be foreigners. 100%. Thai fighters always come from poverty. They have nothing to do, or their parents can’t afford to raise them, so they send their children to Muay Thai gyms. But now there are lots of options. You can be a footballer or do other things, so the amount of nak muays is decreasing significantly. Only the ones with no choices will become nak muays.

“Right now, Japanese fighters are already better than Thais, and in 5 years Thai fighters will not be able to compete against foreigners. 5 years is the latest. In fact, it’s already happening.“

All-time great fighter Samart Payakaroon raised similar concerns about a decade ago. He was concerned about the decline in stadium attendance, blaming promoters for waning interest among Thai people in their own sport. Samart predicted that Muay Thai would eventually be controlled overseas, with foreign passion for the sport outpacing that of Thais.

Sia Boat Petchyindee talks about the future of Muay Thai and foreign fighters.

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Heavyweight Tom Aspinall Names the Fighter with the Deadliest Leg Kicks

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall has named the hardest leg kicker that he has ever met. The title goes to…

UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall has named the hardest leg kicker that he has ever met. The title goes to the UK Muay Thai legend Liam Harrison, who slammed Aspinally with a thunderous leg kick during a training session.

Tom Aspinall and Liam Harrison

The UK-born Tom Aspinall is a full-size MMA heavyweight fighter coming in at 250 lbs while Liam Harrison is merely 145 lbs. Aspinall has spent his MMA career facing talented heavyweights and taking hard strikes from them. Regardless, ‘The Hitman’ Harrison hits harder than all of them when it comes to leg kicks.

In a recent training video, UFC Interim Heavyweight World Champion Tom Aspinall was asked who the hardest leg kicker that he has worked with is. He answered, “Liam Harrison. Thai boxers are generally the best leg kickers in combat sports”

‘The Hitman’ Liam Harrison responded, “High praise from the UFC heavyweight champion. Tom actually let me boot his leg before cos he wanted to see how it felt. But seeing as his legs are the same size as my house it took it like a champ.”

The UK-born Harrison is a Muay Thai icon. He has established himself as one of the greatest non-Thai fighters in Muay Thai history and is known for his aggressive fighting style. Harrison’s impressive record includes 8 world titles and over 100 fights, with more than 80 wins and numerous knockouts. Liam Harrison’s legacy in Muay Thai is significant.

Tom Aspinall has showcased his skills with several notable performances. He holds wins over respected veterans like Andrei Arlovski and Alexander Volkov. His ascent in the division culminated in winning the UFC interim heavyweight title on November 11, 2023, when he stopped Sergei Pavlovich via strikes in just 1:09 of the first round. Now, he waiting for a unification match against the heavyweight king Jon Jones.

Stamp Fairtex Promises a Comeback and Reveals Her 2025 Return Plans After Knee Injury ‘I lost my focus.’

MMA star Stamp Fairtex had to sit out for over a year due to a severe knee injury. Prior…

MMA star Stamp Fairtex had to sit out for over a year due to a severe knee injury. Prior to that, the young fighter had held world titles in MMA, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai in ONE Championship. She is on the recovery trail and is looking to make a comeback in 2025 and has an idea of when she will return to the cage.

Stamp Fairtex Injured

The reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex suffered a significant knee injury that forced her to withdraw from her scheduled title defense at ONE 167. the partner tried to lift and twist Stamp, but her leg remained on the ground, causing her knee to twist unnaturally and would later require surgery. Stamp Fairtex suffered a torn meniscus in her left knee.

Stamp Fairtex out of ONE Championship fight in June after knee injury 80% of her meniscus is torn off — Image Credit: ONE Championship

On this injury, Stamp explained in a recent interview:

“I was training with my friend, my partner, and we were sparring. She locked me to take my back, and she wanted to lift me. She’s stronger than me, so when she lifted me, my face was still in the car. When she twisted, my knee twisted too, and it got hurt.

“After surgery, it was really, really bad. Like, why? Why did I get hurt? Why did I have to have surgery? I hadn’t fought for a long time—already one year. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t do the same things as before. Everything felt bad for me.”

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Now the Thai-born athlete is in recovery, Stamp added that she misses training. She continued:

“My recovery is going so much better. Now I feel like maybe 65 or 70 percent. I think by December, I can train at 100 percent, or something like that. I’m not back to training 100 percent yet. I’m only doing PT to build the muscle in my knee. That’s it.

“When I see everyone fight, when I see everyone training, I feel like I’m hungry to train again. I’m hungry to fight again. It’s so boring when I’m at my hometown.

“After surgery, I felt like I lost a year. It’s already almost 500 days, and I feel like everything went backward. I lost my skill, I lost my focus. Now, I know I have to build my muscle, focus again, and pay attention when I come back to training. Everyone wants my belt. My opponents are training and improving their skills, but I feel stuck. When I come back, I have to focus, learn more, and update my skills.”

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Stamp Fairtex Comeback

Being unable to train in the gym, Stamp Fairtex went home to stay with her parents and help on their farm. She began her Muay Thai career when she was still a child as a way to help bring in more money for her family. Now, she has become a star in combat sports having collected gold in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and, most recently, MMA.

On staying at home, she said:

“I just sleep, don’t do anything. I walk to the Douyin farm, come back, sleep, eat, play on my phone. I really, really miss training, Muay Thai, and MMA. I miss everyone because usually I talk a lot with everyone. But when I’m back home, no one talks to me. I’m really quiet. I talk to my dog, Oli.”

For her next fight in ONE Championship, Stamp Fairtex says that after her knee recovery and hitting the gym, she will be ready to go in April or May 2025. She added:

“Maybe May or April … I feel like I’m falling behind while everyone else is improving their skills, power, and muscle … It’s been one year, and no one has seen me training on social media—just dancing or something. I’m still the same, still funny, but I promise I’m going to come back. I’m 27, and I don’t know how long I’ll fight.

“Now is my time to shine and show everyone who I am. I’ll be back.”