This afternoon (June 2), the Vietnam General Martial Arts Federation (VMMAF) held a meeting with representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and the Police of Hanoi City; Representatives of Cau Giay District Health and Sports Center on Lion Championship's qualifying plan 2022.
Tomorrow (June 3), VMMAF will hold a press conference to introduce Lion Championship 2022 – the first professional MMA tournament to be held in the territory of Vietnam. Lion Championship season 2022 will take place in 3 stages. Stage 1 is the qualifying match; Phase 2 is the quarterfinals matches; Stage 3 is the championship match.
Lion Championship 2022 will officially start with the first matches of the Northern qualifiers, taking place from June 11. The qualifying round takes place from 11/6 to 24/7 in 3 regions of North, Central and South with 3 cities in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.
After the qualifying round, the boxers will go through the second stage of the quarterfinals and semi -finals. The quarterfinals are expected to take place from 9-11 September, while the semi-finals will take place in 2 days 22 and 23/10. The best faces will attend the final of the stretching in December.
Lion Championship 2022 has a total of 9 weight classes, including 3 weight classes of women and 6 weight classes of men. Men's weight classes include 56kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 77kg and 84kg, while women's weight classes are 52kg, 56kg and 60kg respectively.