The internationally renowned sports IP-ONE Championship will host the "ONE: Immortal Light" large-scale fighting event on March 11. In the penultimate home race of this edition, former ONE Champions Lightweight and Featherweight doubles Martin Nguyen will be challenged by Ukrainian newcomer Kirill Gorobets, a former one-time winner who will now fight to keep his world rankings.
Nguyen Martin's history of fame is a model of fighting to change his fate, his father came to Australia as a refugee after the Vietnam War, far away from home, and his father could only work as a carpenter to support his family. And Nguyen Martin grew up rebellious and bold, spending every day with a group of "problem teenagers", and the only pleasure was to create one new problem after another.
At the age of 17, Nguyen Martin, who had almost become a street thug, met his current wife. The only thing that can make the prodigal son turn back is the most sincere love, and Ruan Martin, encouraged by his wife, used his best "fighting skills" in the mixed martial arts arena, and he was out of control. After being photographed by the ONE Championship, Nguyen Martin continued to fight, learn and grow in the top field, and finally he lifted two world gold belts and embarked on the peak of his career.
But today, Martin Nguyen has not only lost all his titles, but has also been (T)KO in two consecutive games. He is currently ranked third in the featherweights, followed by China's Tang Kai and Japan's Yoshiki Nakahara. And the opponent he will face this time, Kirill, has not yet played in the ONE Championship, let alone ranked. For Martin Nguyen, it was almost a must-win because it was about whether he was qualified to write his name in the world rankings.
Kirill, from Ukraine, currently has a professional record of 11 wins and 1 loss, 8 times to finish the opponent, is a strong newcomer. In fact, Kirill was signed to the ONE Championship last year, but has not made his debut to this day because of his very embarrassing experience.
In fact, Kirill's debut was first scheduled in the "ONE: Race on the Battlefield" series of events in August last year, and his initial opponent was China's famous Tang Kai. Originally, both sides were preparing for and controlling their weight very smoothly, and they waited for the war to begin. However, in the rehearsal the day before the competition, Kirill had to perform a flip, but when he failed to perform the stunt performance, he directly fell head down and injured himself, and the game was cancelled. This made Tang Kai, who was working hard to prepare for the battle at that time, feel very speechless, but helpless.
Half a year has passed, and now Tang Kai has entered the rankings, and Kirill has been given the opportunity to make his debut against Nguyen Martin to impact the world rankings, and if he can win, he will be blessed. But Nguyen Martin will never let Kirill win easily, he was one of the strongest men in the ONE Championship, whether it is strength or a fighting heart derived from the championship, he will not be allowed to become a stepping stone for the newcomer to the position, which will also be a battle about the future and honor of both sides.