Former King Nghiem Van Y fights 'God of War Son La' at Lion Championship

The highlight of the LION Championship 18 event is the confrontation between former 65kg champion Nghiem Van Y and Quang Van Minh. Nghiem Van Y just lost the championship to Felipe Negochadle at LION Championship 11. He must defeat Van Minh to defend his number 1 position in the weight class, in order to secure a place to compete for the title in the near future.

This is no easy task as Quang Van Minh is on a 3-match winning streak. The Muay Thai fighter is currently ranked 5th in the 65kg category. In May, at the LION Championship 13 event, Quang Van Minh had a beautiful knockout, defeating his opponent Mirko Maurice Horn.

Nghiem Van Y fights Quang Van Minh at LION Championship 18 event.

In addition to the match between Van Y - Van Minh, the rising talent of the 56kg class, Dinh Van Khuyen, will debut in class A (professional system), facing Vo Thanh Tung.

In his most recent match, Van Khuyen defeated Huynh Ngoc Tin at LION Championship 14 with a points result. His opponent was Thanh Tung, a fighter who has not had an impressive record at LION, but has never been knocked out in this tournament.

The opening match of LION Championship 18 will be the confrontation between two female martial artists Lo Thi Tam and Hoang Thi Nhat Que. The Sanshou master - Lo Thi Tam just defeated Van Thi Ngoc Huyen at LION Championship 15. However, Lo Thi Tam is facing a difficult challenge, named Hoang Thi Nhat Que - Asian Jujitsu champion.

The winner of this match will have the opportunity to enter the women's 60kg title match against boxer Chelsey Cashwell (USA).

The winner of the match between Hoang Thi Nhat Que and Lo Thi Tam has the opportunity to compete for the championship belt.

In addition to the 3 Class A matches mentioned above, LION Championship 18 organized 4 more Class B (amateur) matches between potential faces: Huynh Ngoc Tin vs. Le Van Trong (56kg), Nguyen Duc Thang vs. Bach Van Nghia (60kg), Nguyen Phu Thinh vs. Le Van Vu (56kg) and Truong Quang Kiet vs. Nguyen Van Trung (56kg).

Class A matches are played in 3 rounds, each round lasting 5 minutes. Class B matches also have 3 rounds, each round lasting 3 minutes.

Thanh Loc

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