As the reigning runner -up Lion Championship, Nguyen Tien Long was chosen as one of 4 boxers representing Vietnam to compete at the MMA Asian Championship. Despite the dense schedule, Tien Long still played very well to enter the final with the record of winning the group stage.
According to the original schedule, Tien Long's opponent in the final of the MMA Asian Championship 2023 was a Singaporean boxer. However, this athlete was injured before the final. This caused the representative of the lion island nation forced to give up, thereby the victory of Nguyen Tien Long.
Also at the MMA Asian Championship 2023, in addition to Nguyen Tien Long, MMA Vietnam also has fighters who have achieved high achievements: Duong Thi Thanh Binh (HCB), Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc and Nghiem Van Y (bronze medal). They are all the leading athletes of MMA Vietnam at the moment, with high rankings in Lion Championship.
The MMA Asian Championship 2023 is the first time MMA has a championship tournament in Asia organized by the MMA Asian Federation (AMMA). On the basis of high -performance fighters in this tournament, many candidates will be selected to compete at ASIAD 19 and the Games in and Asian Martial Arts in the coming time.
On the side of Vietnamese boxers, after the MMA Asian Championship 2023 closed, they would return to the practitioner club. Thanh Binh, Van Y and Thanh Truc are the championships, and they need to protect the belt in the near future. On Tien Long's side, this title will help him be more confident to head to a belt match.