The UFC ON ESPN: Vera vs Cruz event took place on August 14, including 12 matches, with one of the 6 opening matches in the weight of the Flyweight between 2 Ode 'Osbourne and Tyson Nam boxers. At the present time, Tyson Nam is one of the rare Vietnamese boxers who are signing contracts and competing in the UFC system.
Tyson Nam has the full name is Tyson Ka'eo Nam. He was born on October 6, 1983 in Waimanalo Island in Hawaii, USA. Information about Vietnam's origin of Tyson is quite small, but there are some articles from 2012 showing that besides the Philippines' root, Tyson Nam has a part of Vietnamese blood.
Sharing with the media, Tyson Nam said he used to practice a number of martial arts. When going to high school, Tyson Nam switched to Boxing and Kickboxing. This is the foundation for him to switch to general martial arts competition (MMA). He became a professional MMA boxer after graduating from Hawaii University.
Tyson Nam competed in a professional MMA early when he started in 2006, when he was 23 years old. Tyson Nam's professional MMA competition is 33 matches, including 20 wins (12 no, 1 submission), 12 defeats and 1 match that is not recognized by the organizers.
With the platform as a boxing boxing – Kickboxing, Tyson Nam often uses punches and kicks to attack, besides some attacks and on the pillow. He rarely uses Jujitsu's tightening locks like many other MMA boxers. At the age of 36, Tyson Nam signed a contract with UFC and played the first match.
The achievement of Tyson Nam at UFC is 2 victories (2 no) and 3 defeats. His victories took place in 2020 against Jerome Rivera and Zarrukh Adashev.