Currently one of the top boxers of One championshipthe leading professional martial arts tournament in Asia, Martin Nguyen was the first two -weight champion of One Championship in history when he also owned the championship belt in Featherweight and Lightweight.
Back in early 2009, at that time Martin Nguyen had just ended his dream of becoming a professional rugby player due to injury. According to the former champion, he was “obese” due to lack of exercise while still eating well; So Martin went to martial arts with the original goal of losing weight.
“I started studying martial arts since 2009. The first subject I studied was Brazilian Jiu-jitsu,” Martin Nguyen said. “Initially, I practiced martial arts because I was overweight. I need to practice something other than a rugby to get in shape.”
“Later, I began to develop a real passion for martial arts. When I witnessed my teammates practicing, I admired them, I wanted to be like them. That's why I started to stick with MMA.”
Inherently excellent advocacy, plus hard work and striving very seriously, Martin Nguyen had the first semi-specialized match in 2012. It was also the time when he had his nickname, “The Situ-ASian”, “Aian 6-pack guy”.
“Actually people tease me with that name, not compliment,” Martin Nguyen said. “When I first started playing MMA, I weighed 77kg, so I had to drop to only 70kg to play. When I lost weight, my muscles began to be loose, making my stomach look more like a zone. I was very worried.”
“At that time, the Jersey Shore TV show appeared a player who was called by the nickname” The Situation “. Like me, he was also very worried because some of his stomach and his stomach.