“Thanh Truc will protect the Lion Championship championship of 52kg women's weight in the event in October,” the source shared with iThethao.vn. Martial artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc himself also confirmed on his personal page about this. She said she was practicing hard to head to the battle to protect the belt next month.
Before switching to MMA competition, Thanh Truc is known as one of the leading Vietnamese boxers in Muay. After ligament injury surgery, she tried with many different martial arts such as Boxing, Kickboxing and Traditional Martial Arts. She has only practiced MMA for more than 1 and a half years, but has achieved great success.
In the first season of Lion Championship, Thanh Truc defeated a series of opponents to enter the final. In the competition with boxer Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa in the final night, Thanh Truc won with a lock. She was one of the first champions of MMA Vietnam in the 2022 season.
Besides the success in Lion Championship, Thanh Truc also tried his best when attending the Angel's International MMA Fighting Championship (AFC). She had a first victory in this arena, thereby becoming a rare Vietnamese fighter affirming the international name. Entering 2023, she continued to express her desire to stick with MMA.
In early 2023, Thanh Truc spent his own money to the Philippines to improve MMA technique. Her destination is Team Lakay, the leading MMA club in Asia. Recently, Thanh Truc attended the MMA Asian Championship 2023 and won the bronze medal in the final. After achieving success in this arena, Thanh Truc will continue to play Lion Championship.
In fact, Thanh Truc's belt protection was originally scheduled in July. This match could not take place because the opponent was expected by Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa to decide to quit MMA. Therefore, the Organizing Committee must find another boxer to confront Thanh Truc, and potential candidates have been zoned.
At Lion Championship 9, a match in Group A weighing 52kg will take place between Nguyen Thi Hien Luong and Ho Thi Ngoc Bich. According to information from the organizers, the winner in this pair will have the opportunity to challenge the belt with Thanh Truc. The opponent with the reigning champion had an additional 1 month of rest before entering the big match.