{"id":260453,"date":"2026-08-31T12:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/i-didnt-feel-very-fresh-stamp-fairtex-admits-performance-against-cynthia-flores-fell-short-of-her-own-standards\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:57:32","slug":"i-didnt-feel-very-fresh-stamp-fairtex-admits-performance-against-cynthia-flores-fell-short-of-her-own-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/i-didnt-feel-very-fresh-stamp-fairtex-admits-performance-against-cynthia-flores-fell-short-of-her-own-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I didn&#8217;t feel very fresh&#8221; &#8211; Stamp Fairtex admits performance against Cynthia Flores fell short of her own standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5211482\" data-slug-id=\"2830059\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former three-sport ONE World Champion Stamp Fairtex has reflected on her split-decision win over Cynthia Flores at The Inner Circle 20 in June.<\/p>\n<p>The result was a victory on the scorecards, but what Stamp saw in the mirror afterward was something else. Her own standards had not been met, and the reaction from fans who noticed said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-they-heavy-stamp-fairtex-acknowledges-constant-forward-pressure-power-carried-cynthia-flores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">exactly what she was already thinking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/one-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Championship<\/a> in a candid interview:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My last fight was bad. That was the most disappointed I&#8217;ve ever been with myself after a fight. I saw some comments saying Stamp doesn&#8217;t have that killer instinct anymore, and I think there was a little truth to that because I didn&#8217;t feel very fresh.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Get the latest updates on One Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/one-championship-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Rankings<\/a> at Sportskeeda and more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Fairtex Training Center star continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I also read some of the comments, and I thought, &#8216;Okay, I&#8217;ll take that and use it to improve for my next fight.&#8217; But the result didn&#8217;t affect me to the point where I thought, &#8216;Oh, was it really that bad?&#8217; The judges clearly saw that I was the winner, so that means I won.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With that accountability locked in, Stamp now channels it directly into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-stamp-fairtex-locks-horns-selina-flores-atomweight-muay-thai-contest-one-fight-night-47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">ONE Fight Night 47 on September 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This Friday, she faces two-time WBC Muay Thai world champion Selina &#8220;Teep Queen&#8221; Flores in atomweight Muay Thai action at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<h2>Stamp Fairtex admits fear of re-injury held her back against Cynthia Flores<\/h2>\n<p>The performance against Cynthia Flores was not just a matter of poor preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Something deeper was working against Stamp inside the ring, a hesitation rooted in everything she went through during her injury layoff that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-it-definitely-cardio-part-stamp-fairtex-explains-recent-return-helped-pinpoint-fix-ring-rust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">no training camp had fully resolved<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Looking back at that fight, I must say I felt like I wanted to become the old Stamp again,\u201d she told ONE.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I tried to push myself, but there was still a little voice saying, &#8216;What if I get hurt again?&#8217; So part of me thought I should play it safe and fight smarter.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>ONE Fight Night 47 is available live for Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by R. 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