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 finals.

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 competitions are 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 competitions and achieved 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 since 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 has impressive ground combat skills and a very long reach. Lui's unpredictable fighting style is expected to pose 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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