LION Championship 25 promises the most exciting title matches of the season

Le Van Tuan (left) competes for the 60kg championship belt with Tran Ngoc Luong (right). Photo: VMMAF

In the highlight match, 56kg champion Le Van Tuan - who just created a shock by defeating former champion Pham Van Nam at LION Championship 23 - will return to the 60kg weight class, competing for the championship belt with the number one candidate in the weight class, Tran Ngoc Luong.

If he wins, Le Van Tuan will go down in Vietnamese MMA history as the first fighter to hold two championship belts at the same time in two different weight classes. Meanwhile, athlete Tran Ngoc Luong is one of the fighters with the best professional MMA record in Vietnam with 8 wins and 1 loss. He has never lost to any domestic fighter on his journey towards a title shot.

Both fighters possess a solid foundation in standing combat and a proven set of jiu-jitsu skills. Van Tuan is the only master of the two choke techniques, buggy choke and D'arce choke, in the Vietnamese MMA arena. Meanwhile, Tran Ngoc Luong has defeated every opponent he has ever faced with the skills of a national jiu-jitsu champion.

The women's 52kg title match between "Jitsu teacher" Lo Thi Phung and martial artist Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa promises to be exciting. Photo: VMMAF

In the women's 52kg weight class, "jiu-jitsu teacher" Lo Thi Phung will aim for the first championship of her career against opponent Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa. Lo Thi Phung's jiu-jitsu strength has been proven when she defeated all 3 opponents she faced on the LION Championship stage with chokes. Meanwhile, Quynh Hoa, with her background as a Muay Thai - Sanshou and traditional martial artist, will face the biggest challenge of her career.

Not only two title matches, LION Championship 25 also witnessed a rematch in MMA Duo format between kickboxing masters Nguyen Xuan Phuong and Nguyen Ngoc Thuc and members of the Raptor MMA team.

The 60kg category will witness the determination of the champion challenger between Bach Van Nghia and Tran Minh Nhut. Photo: VMMAF

In the first encounter, Xuan Phuong - Ngoc Thuc lost after only 55 seconds to the duo Nguyen Tien Long - Nguyen Trung Hai. One of the most noisy matches the tournament has ever witnessed with provocations from both sides. In the upcoming encounter, Nguyen Tien Long will be accompanied by his new teammate Nguyen Thanh Thoan. The rematch promises to bring unpredictable developments from the 4 boxers participating in the ring.

Also in the 60kg category, two boxers Bach Van Nghia and Tran Minh Nhut will compete to challenge the champion. The winner of this match will face the winner of Le Van Tuan - Tran Ngoc Luong.

A teammate of Bach Van Nghia will also return to the ring after nearly a year of rest, boxer Pham Thanh Ngan will face his former teammate Quang Van Minh in the 65kg weight class. The only match between two foreign boxers Adel Iabbarov and Siyovush Gulmamadov will also take place in the 65kg class.

The LION Championship 25 event also has the return of many notable talents such as Dinh Van Khuyen competing with Nguyen Thanh Duy (56kg); Karina Veis competing with Tran Tra My (52kg) or Vo Tien Dat competing with Le Nguyen Phuc (56kg, MMA Striking).

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