Right in the first season registered to attend Lion Championship, Tran Ngoc Luong continuously encountered rivals. After the confrontation with Robson Oliveira, he continued to meet the boxer Lai The Toan (Bui Duy Vinh dojo). More notably, these two matches take place at two consecutive events: Lion Championship 5 and 6.
According to Lion Championship, each boxer will not play more than 5 matches in a calendar year. In addition, to ensure the health of the martial artists, the Organizing Committee also conducts the physical examination. Therefore, in case of meeting the requirements given, Tran Ngoc Luong can still play two consecutive events.
Besides, Lion Championship 5 and 6, though taking place in a row, the distance between the two events is not 30 days. Due to giving way to the 32nd SEA Games, the MMA Vietnam Championship has conducted the Lion Championship 6 event about 15 days later than the 1 -month calendar/1 event. Therefore, Tran Ngoc Luong had 45 days of rest before entering the new match.
The opponent of Tran Ngoc Luong in the next match, the boxer Lai The Toan (Bui Duy Vinh War, Nghe An) also had the second time playing in 2023. Previously, the Toan attended the Lion Championship 4 event. The need to play with a frequency of 1-2 months per game is still a level of permission for Vietnamese martial artists at this time.
In the international MMA, Khamzat Chimaev boxer used to attract attention when playing 2 consecutive matches in 2 different weight classes within 10 days. More notably, Chimaev won those two matches, and became a boxer with 2 consecutive victories in the shortest time of UFC history.