Nghiem Van Y faces Lawrence Lui (New Zealand) in the Semi-finals

At the Road to UFC: Shanghai event taking place at 5:00 p.m. on August 22 (Vietnam time), Nghiem Van Y will represent MMA Vietnam in the third match against Lawrence Lui (a Chinese-born New Zealand fighter). The Vietnamese fighter needs a victory against Lawrence Lui to get closer to the Road to UFC 2025 final.

Nghiem Van Y (left) fights Lawrence Lui for a ticket to the Road to UFC 2025 bantamweight final. Photo: VMMAF

With Nghiem Van Y, his achievements in the history of martial arts competition, he is a typical representative of the journey of maturity of an MMA fighter in Vietnam and the search for opportunities in international arenas. Van Y has a foundation from the process of practicing Wushu Sanshou - one of the most popular martial arts in Vietnam, transferred to MMA competition and had certain successes.

After an impressive victory nearly 3 months ago against Rui Imura, Nghiem Van Y will return to the Road to UFC arena, where he will have a bantamweight semi-final match with Lawrence Lui - a New Zealand fighter of Chinese origin.

Lawrence Lui was born in 1996, started competing professionally in MMA in 2021 and is currently part of the City Kickboxing team - a teammate of top MMA stars fighting in the UFC such as: Israel Adesanya, Kai Kara-France...

Road to UFC is a big arena that opens up many opportunities for fighters. Photo: Organizing Committee

Although not an excellent stand-up fighter, Lawrence Lui makes up for it with his impressive ground fighting ability and especially his very long reach. Lui's unpredictable fighting style is expected to cause many challenges for Nghiem Van Y, but overall the opportunity for the Vietnamese representative to continue writing a beautiful story at Road to UFC is still quite bright.

If he defeats Lawrence Lui, Van Y will face Sulang Rangbo (China)/Sim Kai Xiong (Singapore) in the bantamweight final.

Above all, if he wins Road to UFC, Nghiem Van Y will win an official contract to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). This means that in the future he will become a professional fighter competing in the world's largest MMA tournament - which gathers the top fighters in Asia.

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