IN 2019, Bi “Killer Bee” Nguyen has swarmed the atomweight division.
Now “Killer Bee” looks to sting ONE Atomweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex at ONE: MASTERS OF FATE this Friday, 8 November in Manila, Philippines.
It also marks Nguyen’s return to mixed martial arts after a dominant display against India’s Puja “The Cyclone” Tomar at ONE: IMMORTAL TRIUMPH in September – ONE’s first-ever striking-only event.
“I was focused on mixed martial arts for a while, and then I went to Muay Thai, which meant I had to change my wrestling to clinching. I showed that in my last fight,” Nguyen said.
“I don’t think people realize and appreciate the kind of work it takes to go back and forth between sports, but it’s a challenge that I welcome – and I’m happy to have.”
Nguyen’s next opponent will be no easy task. Stamp – a two-sport World Champion – took the martial arts world by storm last year and continues to showcase her elite level in every bout.
In her quest to add a third martial arts World Title to her resume, Stamp stunned fans with a rear-naked choke win in August of this year.
Though the submission exhibited Stamp’s potential on the ground, Nguyen thinks the ground is her opponent’s biggest weakness.
“She looked like a good athlete, she looked like she had been doing [grappling], and she looked like she was a natural, but you really have to take into account who she was fighting,” the 30-year-old said.
“Her opponent in the last fight had zero ground game. She’s a great boxer, but it was a great match-up for Stamp to show her ground [skills] in the last fight. She’s not going to get that chance with me.”
For “Killer Bee,” it is not a matter of if the match goes to the ground, but when – and once there, she thinks all paths will lead to her getting her hand raised.
“I think the fight is going to end up on the ground, and I’m going to win. That’s where it becomes a mismatch.”
“I’m not going to say if it’s ground and pound or a submission. It’s hard to tell. My submission might give me ground and pound, or my ground and pound might give me a submission.”
ONE Championship returns to Manila for one last time this year with ONE: MASTERS OF FATE this Friday, 8 November at the Mall Of Asia Arena.
Astro Awani
Mon Nov 04 2019
Bi Nguyen looks to sting ONE Atomweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion Stamp Fairtex at ONE: MASTERS OF FATE this Friday in Manila. - Instagram pic/@killerbeemma
AWANI Pagi: Perang Israel-Iran: Perang alaf baharu?
Diskusi 8.30 pagi Sabtu bersama Jumaat bersama Pakar Hubungan Antarabangsa, Prof Dr. Ahmad Marthada Mohamed mengenai kemungkinan lebih buruk boleh dijangkakan di rantau Asia Barat selepas Israel bertindak melancarkan peluru berpandu dan membedil bandar Isfahan di Iran semalam.
Piala FA Inggeris: Status Erling Haaland masih tanda tanya
Pep Guardiola mendedahkan bahawa pemain berusia 23 tahun itu meminta untuk dikeluarkan tanpa memberi alasan yang kukuh.
Anwar hadir selesai kemelut MPN Sabah
Beliau mempengerusikan perjumpaan tersebut yang dipercayai bagi menyelesaikan kemelut politik PKR di negeri ini.
Piala Asia B-23: Vietnam intai peluang benam Malaysia, layak ke suku akhir
Vietnam mencari peluang untuk memastikan slot ke suku akhir Piala Asia B23 apabila berdepan Malaysia malam ini.
AWANI Pagi: Berita tumpuan & menarik di astroawani.com [20 April 2024]
AWANI Pagi bersama Geegee Ahmad & Azib Zikry membincangkan keperluan pengenalan Skim Kemalangan Bukan Bencana Kerja (SKBBK) di mana Presiden Kongres Kesatuan Sekerja Malaysia (MTUC), Mohd Effendy Abdul Ghani akan menekankan bahawa langkah proaktif itu adalah untuk melindungi hak-hak pekerja khususnya apabila melibatkan kemalangan jalan raya di luar waktu bekerja.
Lelaki bertindak bakar diri di luar mahkamah New York
Max Azzarello yang berasal dari St. Augustine, Florida, dilaporkan telah diselamatkan dan berada dalam keadaan kritikal.
[TERKINI] Ketua Polis Negara paling lama meninggal dunia
Bekas Ketua Polis Negara, Tun Mohamed Hanif Omar, meninggal dunia pada usia 85 tahun di kediamannya di Shah Alam pada 2.15 pagi Sabtu.
Pasangan suami isteri tidak sangka dua kali tolak tawaran, masih ada rezeki tunai haji tahun ini
Selepas surat tawaran berada di dalam tangan, dia dan isteri giat membuat persiapan demi memastikan mereka memperoleh haji yang mabrur.
Lelaki bertindak bakar diri di luar Mahkamah New York
Seorang lelaki bertindak membakar dirinya di luar mahkamah New York di mana perbicaraan bagi kes bekas presiden Amerika syarikat Donald Trump sedang berjalan
Perlu isyhtihar jika bawa lebih S$20,000
: Semua pengembara yang memasuki atau meninggalkan Singapura membawa mata wang fizikal dan instrumen boleh niaga (CBNI) dengan nilai lebih 20 Ribu Dolar Singapura atau bersamaan dalam mata wang asing.
Pengisytiharan CBNI ini supaya membantu usaha Singapura membanteras aktiviti jenayah seperti pengubahan wang haram dan Keperluan sedemikian adalah kebiasaan di banyak negara.
Pengisytiharan CBNI ini supaya membantu usaha Singapura membanteras aktiviti jenayah seperti pengubahan wang haram dan Keperluan sedemikian adalah kebiasaan di banyak negara.
Selepas kickboxing dan Muay Thai, Stamp Fairtex sasar kejuaraan MMA pula
Petarung sensasi wanita Thailand, Stamp Fairtex kini menumpukan sasaran untuk mengejar kejuaraan bagi seni bela diri campuran (MMA) pula.
MMA: Angela Lee akan kembali ke atomweight, pertahan kejuaraan dunia
Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee sah akan kembali ke divisyen asalnya bagi mempertahankan kejuaraan atomweight yang disandangnya.