Martyna Dominczak called for Stamp Fairtex after getting her ONE Championship career back on track – but the Polish contender may have to wait a little longer for the fight she wants.
Dominczak beat former atomweight Muay Thai title challenger Johanna Persson by unanimous decision at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, rebounding from a bruising first-round TKO loss to Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom earlier this year.
Martyna Dominczak celebrates her unanimous decision win over Johanna Persson at ONE Fight Night 43
The 24-year-old then used her backstage interview with the Bangkok Post to call out Stamp, who has now been confirmed for her own Muay Thai return against Cynthia Flores at The Inner Circle on June 26.
“Right now I want to challenge Stamp Fairtex to fight under Muay Thai rules,” Dominczak said. “She’s back from injury. I want to check her in Muay Thai, to see if she’s still so good.
“And I think she can check me also, to see if I’m good enough to fight for the belt.”
Stamp’s booking against Flores does not necessarily end the prospect of a future fight with Dominczak, particularly with the former atomweight kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA champion having made clear she still wants to compete across all three sports.
But the Thai icon’s immediate path now runs through the 31-year-old Mexican, who is 0-2 in ONE and previously lost a unanimous decision to Dominczak.
Stamp has not fought in Muay Thai since 2021, and has been out of action for long stretches since winning the atomweight MMA title in September 2023.
She later relinquished that belt after a setback in her recovery from knee surgery, before returning at ONE 173 last November, where she lost a unanimous decision to Kana Morimoto in a kickboxing bout.
Martyna Dominczak throws a teep at Johanna Persson during their ONE Fight Night 43 clash
Stamp told the Bangkok Post after that defeat she wanted one more tune-up fight in Muay Thai before returning to MMA.
Flores appears to have won that particular lottery.
For Dominczak, there was still plenty to take from Saturday’s win. Persson pushed her into a hard, bloody three-round fight, but Dominczak’s pressure, front kicks and elbows helped her bank a much-needed result after the disappointment of the Phetjeeja defeat.
“I feel good,” Dominczak said. “It’s good to be back in the winning race.
“I wanted to take this fight, but I wanted to end it earlier. But Johanna was very well prepared to protect herself. So it's a unanimous decision, but I’m happy that in the end it’s the win.”
Dominczak joked she had also been frustrated not to receive a winner’s medal after her sixth ONE Championship appearance, with the promotion seemingly having stopped distributing them in recent months.
“Usually I get a medal, but this time, no, so I’m very sad about this,” she said with a smile. “Because I will go to Poland and cannot show anything to the fans and to the media.”
The win at least gives Dominczak something more significant to take home, with the atomweight Muay Thai division suddenly moving again.
Phetjeeja is finally set to challenge champion Allycia Rodrigues for the title at The Inner Circle on June 19, with the fight confirmed in front of the crowd at Lumpinee Stadium last Friday.
Martyna Dominczak heads to the ring at Lumpinee Stadium
Dominczak still wants another crack at Phetjeeja after their first meeting ended in disaster, and insisted she had been compromised by a finger infection that required antibiotics during fight camp, and a bout of food poisoning during fight week.
“It wasn’t me in the fight with Phetjeeja,” Dominczak said. “It was just a shadow of myself.
“But it’s the past. Now I’m looking for the future. I hope that in the future we will meet again and I will show her what is the real me in the fight.”
For now, Dominczak believes a fight with Stamp would make sense before any title shot.
Stamp has name value, championship history and a proven fanbase. Dominczak has momentum again, and already owns a win over Flores.
“I think it will be really good,” Dominczak said. “I saw that last year she was talking about me, that she admires me because I’m a really good fighter.
“I know she’s a really good fighter too. I think my style and her style will match perfectly and give the fans a great, great show.”
