Pinay MMA fighter Denice Zamboanga earns praises from former UFC women's champ

Unbeaten Filipina mixed martial arts fighter Denice Zamboanga has caught the attention of one of the greatest female MMA competitors of all time, Miesha Tate.

Zamboanga, the number one rated athlete in the ONE women's atomweight division, was showered with praises by the former UFC women's bantamweight world champion and ONE Championship Vice President in a South China Morning Post podcast.

"Denice, I know I've mentioned her before already, but if you haven't watched her fight. I'm a huge fan of her. I love her tenacity. I feel like I see a little bit of Angela [Lee] in her when she used to fight, like even myself," said Tate.

"I see little bits of that in her. She's her own woman and her own fighter. She has that something special as well, and I really think she's going to go places," she added.

Zamboanga, who holds a perfect MMA record of 8-0, has won all of her three fights at ONE Championship since he joined the promotion last year.

Her biggest win to date came against the two-time world title challenge Mei Yamaguchi, who she dominated in the striking department en route to a unanimous decision last February.

Already the top contender to Angela Lee's gold-plated strap, Tate is convinced that it is only a matter of time before Zamboanga makes her mark on the global stage.

"So Denice is somebody I think everybody should keep their eyes on. I think she has a very bright future," she said. —MGP, GMA News