This is a professional MMA event initiated by martial artist and actor Johnny Tri Nguyen.
In the tournament held last August, 5 weight classes competed in the quarter-finals: Cobra (55kg), Golden Rooster (57kg), Eagle (59kg), Black Panther (63kg) and Tiger (68kg) with dramatic, fiery but also very humane and artistic matches.
This event is also considered a turning point, marking the improvement of the level of competition of Vietnamese fighters when approaching the professional MMA competition format. This is highly appreciated by experts and has been warmly welcomed by the audience after the successful GMA quarter-final event.
In the semi-finals, the organizing committee has determined 5 attractive matches including: Pham Ngoc Canh meets Le Huy Hoang in the Cobra category (55kg); Tran Kiet meets Luu Duc Manh in the Golden Rooster category (57kg); Tran Minh Nhut meets Mui Trong Vinh in the Eagle category (59kg); Le Thanh Trung meets Nguyen Tien Long in the Black Panther category (63kg) and Vu Hai meets Nguyen Trung Hai in the Tiger category (68kg).
In addition to the 5 key matches mentioned above, the Gods Of Martial Arts (GMA) semi-final event is also heated up by fateful matches such as: Ro Mah Chung of No.1 Muay Club will meet Ben Tu Tai of Sanda Binh Duong; two other fighters also from Sanda Binh Duong, Hoang Anh Tuan and Vo Minh Thuong, will face Nguyen Thanh Thoan of The Eagle Fight Team and Nguyen Nguyen Chuong of C88, respectively; Luu Nhan Nghia of Minh Sang MMA will face Dang Hoang Minh of Tank Club...
According to the plan, the GMA semi-finals will take place on October 25 and 26 at GMA Arena (HCMC). Before entering the official competition, the fighters will have a general weigh-in and face-to-face on October 25.
After the semi-final matches, the winning fighters will have a break of about two months to train and prepare for the GMA final event, scheduled to take place on December 7, 2024 at The Grand Ho Tram, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
According to martial artist Johnny Tri Nguyen, after bringing "Vietnam Martial God" to create a buzz among martial arts lovers in Vietnam, he and his colleagues will soon have plans to develop GMA to expand to the international market, cooperating with units such as The Grand Ho Tram, vFilms as well as investment funds to achieve this goal.
