Martin Nguyen on returning vs Kim Jae Woong at ONE: Revolution

 

Martin Nguyen tests skills against Kim Jae Woong at ONE: Revolution. The featherweight fight goes down at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, September 24th.

I spoke with the former multi-division world champion ahead of this huge return. Nguyen touched on: -The recent work at Sanford MMA

-Main sparring partners for this one and the varied framework with that

-Where the familiarity with his opponent comes from

-The multitude of frustrating bout cancellations and the catharsis this bout could bring

-Having a bit of a hiatus now and the new skills he has accrued since

-Being the champion for years and Nguyen's surprise that his next fight would not be for the belt

-If there's a relief to be found in returning to the ONE Circle from a bit of a dormant period

-Being with ONE for close to seven years now and the mutual growth

-Being a father and husband predominantly and if his kids have trained in martial arts at all

-The former lightweight champion not looking to return back to that weight category

-Emerging victorious against Christian Lee previously and thoughts on Lee's title run

-Having contended for the ONE bantamweight belt and also not intending to return to 135 lbs

-Martin Nguyen having a high school javelin record that has remained for two decades