At the age of 33, Martin Nguyen has gone through many ups and downs in his career. He won the One Championship's two weight championship belt, then took turns to lose. The defeat to opponent Kim Jae Woong at the One Championship – Revolution event at the end of 2021 made Martin Nguyen almost lose everything, and he was doing it from the beginning.
In early 2022, Martin Nguyen marked the return by appearing at the One Championship – Lights Out event. He defeated Ukrainian boxer Kirill Gorobets with a punch at the end of the third half. This victory gives Martin Nguyen more opportunities to compete in ONE Championship, and aim to regain the lost championships.
Sharing via social networks, Martin Nguyen said he had signed a new contract with ONE Championship. Details have not been revealed by this boxer, but it is likely that he will continue to play in the last months of 2022. Besides Martin Nguyen, ONE Championship has another overseas Vietnamese boxer who is playing the champion of Thanh Le.
Sherdog, a martial arts statistics page, recorded a professional martial arts competition (MMA) of Martin Nguyen of 19 matches, including 14 victories (10 no, 3 submission) and 5 defeats. He is loved by the style of blood, often ending the match early with punches and knock-out.
Another interesting thing about Martin Nguyen is the current representative and management company is a Vietnamese business. Since June 2020, Shadow Entertainment has signed a contract with Martin Nguyen. This is also the unit that is managing many boxers such as Truong Dinh Hoang, Le Huu Toan, Vo Hong Dat and Nguyen Ngoc Hai.