Martin Nguyen was born on 5 March 1989 and is an Australian former mixed martial artist, who competed in the featherweight division.
36 Facts About Martin Nguyen
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Martin Nguyen was born on March 5,1989, in Sydney, to Vietnamese parents.
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Martin Nguyen then picked up martial arts at the age of 21, initially just to help lose weight and to find a new hobby, but soon realised he had a natural talent for it.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Martin Nguyen was scheduled to face Bashir Ahmad on 27 September 2015, at ONE: Odyssey of Champions.
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However, Martin Nguyen was instead to face Marat Gafurov for the interim ONE Featherweight World Championship.
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Martin Nguyen lost the bout via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Edward Kelly on 13 November 2015, at ONE: Pride of Lions.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via a doctor stoppage technical knockout in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Li Kai Wen on 15 April 2016, at ONE: Global Rivals.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Christian Lee on 13 August 2016, at ONE: Heroes of the World.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via a guillotine choke technical submission in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Kazunori Yokota on 14 January 2017, at ONE: Quest for Power.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Marat Gafurov for the ONE Featherweight World Championship on 18 August 2017, at ONE: Quest for Greatness.
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Martin Nguyen won the bout and title via knockout in the second round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Eduard Folayang for the ONE Lightweight World Championship on 10 November 2017, at ONE: Legends of the World.
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Martin Nguyen won the bout via knockout in the second round, making him the first simultaneous two-division champion in ONE history.
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Martin Nguyen faced Bibiano Fernandes for the ONE Bantamweight World Championship on 24 March 2018, at ONE: Iron Will.
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Martin Nguyen faced Kevin Belingon for the interim ONE Bantamweight World Championship on 27 July 2018, at ONE: Reign of Kings.
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On 28 September 2018, it was announced that Martin Nguyen vacated the ONE Lightweight World Championship due to suffering an injury in training, rendering him unable to defend the title.
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Martin Nguyen won the bout via a flying knee knockout in the second round.
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Martin Nguyen won the bout via technical knockout in the second round.
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Martin Nguyen lost the bout and title via technical knockout in the third round.
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Martin Nguyen was scheduled to face Kim Jae-woong on 7 April 2021 and aired on 14 April 2021, at ONE on TNT 2.
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However, Martin Nguyen was forced to withdraw due to not being cleared to compete with respect to health and safety protocols.
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Martin Nguyen lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Kirill Gorobets on 11 March 2022, at ONE: Lights Out.
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Martin Nguyen won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
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Martin Nguyen faced Ilya Freymanov on 1 October 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 2.
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Martin Nguyen lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen was scheduled to face Shamil Gasanov on 25 February 2023, at ONE Fight Night 7.
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Martin Nguyen faced Garry Tonon on January 28,2024, at ONE 165.
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Martin Nguyen lost the fight by rear-naked submission in the first round.
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Martin Nguyen lost the bout via unanimous decision and announced his retirement from competition after the bout.