LION Championship 22 continues to kick off with the championship defense match

Specifically, on the 10th, boxer Pham Cong Minh will defend his championship belt in the 84kg weight class against challenger Zakhar Dmitrychenka from Belarus. This is considered the highlight match of LION Championship 22.

Boxer Pham Cong Minh's title defense against opponent Zakhar Dmitrychenka is the focus of LION Championship 22

Previously, martial artist Pham Cong Minh won the LION Championship 84kg championship at the LC 11 event in December 2023 when he defeated Tran Quoc Toan in the 3rd round. The national Wushu Sanshou champion currently has a total record of 4 wins in the MMA LION Championship arena.

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On the other hand, Zakhar Dmitrychenka is currently a Master of Sport Wrestling in his native Belarus (a title given to wrestlers who have won national championships for many years in a row) with a huge record of achievements, having won a bronze medal at the International Belt Wrestling Association World Championship (a sport similar to Kurash) in 2017, and Top 10 in Classical Wrestling at the U23 World Wrestling Championship 2018. Previously, Zakhar Dmitrychenka had two victories against Vietnamese representatives Le Hong Giang and Tran Quoc Toan in 2024. These two victories helped the Belarusian boxer win the right to challenge Pham Cong Minh.

Along with the championship title defense match, LION Championship 22 also attracted attention with the first appearance of the MMA Trio format. Two teams will participate in the MMA Trio format from C88 with representatives: Nguyen Nguyen Chuong - Nguyen Quoc Bao and Luiz Finocchio (Italy) facing The Champ MMA with three fighters Bach Van Nghia, Le Quang Minh and Mahmoud Aboelkheir (Egypt). Six fighters from the two teams will enter the ring and face each other within 10 minutes of competition.

In addition, LION Championship 22 continues to feature matches in traditional MMA formats - MMA Striking and MMA Ground Fight.

List of matches on the evening of May 10:

MMA Pro 84kg: Pham Cong Minh vs. Zakhar Dmitrychenka

MMA Trio: Nguyen Nguyen Chuong - Nguyen Quoc Bao - Luiz Finocchio (C88: Martial Arts - Fitness & Yoga) vs. Bach Van Nghia - Le Quang Minh - Mahmoud Aboelkheir (The Champ MMA)

MMA Pro 60kg: Phan Huy Hoang (7) vs. Nguyen Manh Hai (12) MMA Pro (friendly): Luu Nhan Nghia vs. Adel Labbarov

MMA Ground Fight 65kg: Trinh Dinh Duc vs. Nguyen Thanh Quan

MMA Ground Fight 56kg: Pham Van Quyen vs. Phan Ngoc Hieu

MMA Striking 56kg: Nguyen Thanh Thoan vs. Tran Huy Hai

MMA Striking 65kg: Pham Duc Thang vs. Nguyen Cong Dung

MMA Striking 60kg: Nguyen Quoc Huy vs. Phan Trong Hieu

MMA Striking 56kg: Lang Van Nguyet vs. Le Nguyen Phuc

MMA Striking 60kg: Tran Vi Quang vs. Dinh Trung Hieu

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/lion-championship-22-tiep-tuc-khoi-tranh-voi-tran-dau-bao-ve-dai-vo-dich-20250508094201533.htm