At Lion Championship the first season, Pham Van Nam has become one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. He defeated a series of rivals to win the championship in the final night, thereby owning a 56kg men's weight belt. The match in Lion Championship 8 is the first time Van Nam protects the belt.
Since the beginning of this year, Van Nam has “advanced” to Ho Chi Minh City to practice professional MMA. Meanwhile, his family went to his hometown in Ha Nam to live. Therefore, the time when Van Nam's family was not together. To prepare for the match with Dinh Van Huong, Pham Van Nam went to Hanoi quite early, and could meet his wife and children.
Sharing on his personal page, Van Nam said he had eaten rice to resuscito after completing the weight test. The food was chosen by the boxer in 1992. Van Nam said that his wife, Cao Thi Hai Yen, prepared her husband before the important match.
The opponent of Pham Van Nam in Lion Championship 8, boxer Dinh Van Huong, has a forte of fighting about striking. Dinh Van Huong once represented Vietnam to compete in the Asian Championship Championship and win gold medals. In the MMA Vietnam arena, Van Huong also shows the advantage of striking typical of the canopy.
At Lion Championship 6, Dinh Van Huong Thuong Dai encountered “forest people” Tran Trong Kim. He won TKO at the end of the first half thanks to the Spinning Back Kick attack (kicked from the back) hit the belly of Trong Kim. This victory helped Van Huong win the 4th position from Trong Kim, thereby being eligible to challenge the championship belt.