Former two-division international champion Martin Nguyen believes he can nonetheless grasp with the assassin’s row of top-tier skill in ONE Championship’s ultra-stacked featherweight department.
‘The Situ-Asian’ needs to stay his footing within the 155-pound ranks’ height 5 with a large victory at ONE Battle Evening 7: Lineker vs Andrade II.
This coming Friday, February 24, Nguyen will tackle short-notice opponent Leonardo Casotti throughout the iconic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
All of the card will air continue to exist US Primetime and without cost to Amazon Top Video subscribers in america and Canada.
Martin Nguyen, who has long past 1-2 after shedding the featherweight belt, said the stiff stage of pageant within the department he as soon as dominated.
The Kill Cliff FC standout instructed ONE Championship in an unique interview:
“For the champion, it does not truly glance as busy. However for the contenders, I imply, we are all combating for the number 1 spot. And Thanh Le’s were given it at the present time, so regardless, I feel, now not truly relying on the place we’re, I reckon whoever finishes fights extra devastatingly finally. That is what will promote a combat for the identify competition.”
Given his struggles lately, Nguyen has plummeted to the fourth spot within the ratings. The person who unseated him, Thanh Le, remains to be the department’s height contender, adopted via Garry Tonon.
The 3rd spot is occupied via Ilya Freymanov, who knocked out the Vietnamese-Australian fighter in his promotional debut.
In the meantime, Nguyen’s unique ONE Battle Evening 7 opponent, Shamil Gasanov, is ranked 5th.
Whilst ‘The Situ-Asian’ will now face an unranked opponent, he hopes to construct momentum for a imaginable international identify shot in opposition to the department’s height canine Tang Kai.
We’ll see if Martin Nguyen has yet another run in him when he faces Casotti at ONE Battle Evening 7.
Martin Nguyen embraces underdog mentality on his trail to reclaiming his international identify
Even the most efficient combatants on the earth maintain adversity, and Martin Nguyen isn’t letting his unhealthy success lately outline his storied profession.
Whilst he might not be the spring hen he as soon as used to be, the 33-year-old is aware of he’s were given much more left within the tank.
Regardless of having as soon as conquered two divisions on the similar time, Nguyen nonetheless sees himself as an underdog with so much to turn out.
Martin Nguyen made this transparent all over ONE Battle Evening 7’s pre-event interview:
“I have been an underdog my entire existence. Existence has hit me so onerous, so I do not truly care. In the case of the percentages and all that during a bout, all I’ve to fret about is me turning up, me having the appropriate preparation, me having the whole lot set in position for when that bell is going, and it is me as opposed to him, I will do no matter it takes to win.”