Martin Nguyen will look to make a little bit of history on March 24.
Officials today announced Nguyen (10-1), ONE Championship’s reigning featherweight and lightweight titleholder, will look to add a third belt to his collection when he meets reigning bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes (21-3).
“ONE Championship 68: Iron Will” takes place at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, and it streams as an online pay-per-view in North America following prelims on Facebook.
Nguyen, a 28-year-old Vietnamese-Australian fighter, recently knocked out Eduard Folayan, which earned him the lightweight title as he became the organization’s first two-division champ. A bout prior he knocked out Marat Gafurov to win the featherweight tile. All 10 of his career wins have come via stoppage.
He meets Fernandes, who’s No. 7 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings. The 37-year-old Brazilian, a previous DREAM champion, has won 13 straight fights, which include a 2013 title win and six subsequent title defenses.
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