The last time Martin Nguyen played in One Championship was January 2024, at the One 165 event. At that time, he lost to Garry Tonon in the first half. This defeat also made the opportunity to compete for the One Championship championship far beyond the reach of Martin Nguyen than ever.
Failure to Garry Tonon once again pointed out the weakness of Martin Nguyen on the MMA battle. He often played badly against opponents with a play -in -class competition. This is also a weak point that Martin Nguyen is often used by the opponent when confronted with him.
After 1 year, Martin Nguyen finally returned to One Championship. He will continue to play at the One 171 event, taking place on February 20 in Qatar. The opponent of Martin Nguyen this time is Shamil Gasanov, Russian boxer, also a key expert.
Martin Nguyen and Shamil Gasanov have probably met 2 years ago. They were ranked in February 2023 at the One Fight Night 7 event. However, just a few days before the match took place, Shamil Gasanov was forced to withdraw from injury. One then Don Leonardo Casotti went to fight Martin Nguyen.
At the peak period, Martin Nguyen held the two MMA One Championship championships at the weight of Featherweight and Lightweight. He even once relegated bantamweight but failed. In the last 6 matches in One Championship, Martin Nguyen Thang 2 and lost 4.