Father of Three Kids, Martin Nguyen Reveals Surprising Secret That Lets Him Focus on Training Away From Family

After 18 thrilling fights in the world’s largest martial arts organization, former two-division ONE MMA World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen knows exactly what it takes to prepare to compete at the absolute highest level. The 34-year-old is now in the final days of his training camp for his high-stakes featherweight MMA contest against Garry “The Lion Killer” Tonon, the division’s #1-ranked contender.

Set to go down on Sunday, January 28 at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena, that bout likely represents the #3-ranked Nguyen’s chance to earn a shot at the ONE Featherweight MMA World Title he once held.

Challenges in Martin Nguyen’s family journey

For the Vietnamese-Australian star, the key to a successful training camp is freeing himself from distractions, which is why he travels to Florida’s Kill Cliff FC before each fight. But as a proud father of three, those training camps aren’t without serious sacrifice.

Nguyen admits that, while being away from his family is certainly difficult for him, the bulk of the work falls to his supportive wife: “It’s somewhat easy for me because I know what needs to be done. The tough decision comes from my wife. She’s the one that has to deal, and step up and be a double parent and look after three kids and going through their lives as well, running around and making sure their lives are on track, as well as hers.”

“So, her life kind of like goes on pause to look after the kids, where it’s usually like a teamwork thing.” As much as he misses his wife and children when he’s away, “The Situ-Asian” knows it’s a sacrifice he must make to keep his spot in the featherweight MMA top five.

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Nguyen’s selfless commitment and the sacrifices for family

What’s more, Nguyen recognizes that these training camps in Florida ultimately afford him and his family a comfortable lifestyle when he is home in Australia. And for that, he says he’s grateful:

“My whole family knows that it’s all for them at the end, and then obviously, it’s for me as well. But it’s all for them and the life we get to live with me being at home, being able to take them to school, pick them up from school. Some parents don’t even get to see their kids throughout the whole day. I have the blessing of seeing them, so it’s all part of the sacrifice.” said Nguyen.

The ‘Situ-Asian’ understand͏ that sacrifices have to be ma͏de in order to bear the fruits later on. Ngyuen is putting forth maximum effort to get ready for the upcoming challenge, and͏ this determination has driven him to make a significant and selfless commitment.

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