With 8 fascinating matches and 16 fighters attending, AFC 23 was the first martial arts event in Vietnam in 2023. Like the previous AFC 21 event, AFC 23 was held at Grand Ho Tram Strip Hotel. By this time, the tournament organizers have conducted the distribution of tickets to fans.
The AFC 23 event took place at 19h on 10/3. Tickets to see the tournament sold for 888,000 VND. Besides watching the match, the audience can use food and drinks at the event. This is one of the new points of martial arts events in Vietnam, when combining competition, performing besides tourism activities.
The trend of combining martial arts events with tourism and resorts is a popular activity in Thailand and Cambodia. But in Vietnam, the number of events combined “2 in 1” is still quite modest. In recent years, Vietnam has just witnessed 2 martial arts events playing Muay combined with tourism promotion in Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh City.
Of the 16 boxers participating in the AFC 23 event, only 1 Vietnamese boxer participated was Nguyen Tien Long. The reigning runner -up Lion Championship prepared for the first time to experience an international MMA event, with fighters who have been fighting throughout the Asian arena. This is also an opportunity for Vietnamese boxers to have more opportunities to learn from foreign players.
Earlier at AFC 21, 6 Vietnamese boxers competed. The female athlete Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc is the only winner. She then won the convincing Lion Championship. The fact that there are not many Vietnamese fighters winning as Thanh Truc comes from the fact that they suffer from an unexpected cause: the competition format.
Some basic provisions of the law in AFC:
– Allow the use of HEEL, HOOK and Twist attacks (breaking the knee, breaking the heel, breaking the spine) in the grappling. In Vietnam, these locking techniques are dangerous techniques and banned from playing at the Vietnam MMA Championship Lion Championship.
– Allow the elbows and pillows, but only used when hitting standing. Prohibit hitting the face and on the pillow when kneeling and lying. At MMA Vietnam, the boxer was beaten and on the pillow when kneeling and lying. Vietnamese boxers often use this technique to fight grappling.