In the official announcement of UFC, the boxer Nghiem Van Y will compete in the Road to UFC – Season 4 event series. Together playing with Nghiem Van Italy are 7 other martial artists from Japanese, China, Australia, Singapore and Thailand.
In order to win the official contract with UFC, Nghiem Van Y needs 3 wins. This is a very difficult journey for Vietnamese boxers. The first opponent of Nghiem Van Y is Rui Imura, Japanese boxer. Rui Imura is 26 years old, with a record of 16 matches, winning 12 and losing 4.
The achievement table of Rui Imura shows that this is a boxer with a comprehensive MMA competition skill set. It is also the common point of many Japanese MMA boxers when they stepped into the international playground. The last time Rui Imura took place in March 2025, when he won the first half.
Compared to Rui Imura, Nghiem Van Y does not own an impressive achievement table like Japanese boxers. However, he has the foundation of a top martial artist. In addition, Nghiem Van Y improved very quickly in a short time also showed that he could go far in the MMA playground.
In UFC history, this tournament has many overseas Vietnamese boxers who have been attending. However, Nghiem Van Y is the first Vietnamese boxer to compete. He shows that he is completely serious about playing in UFC in the future.