Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat knows the caliber of fighter he will be up against in his next ONE Championship bout, and he guarantees their match won’t go the distance. 

The Vietnamese star is set to battle rising phenom Johan Ghazali in flyweight Muay Thai at ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut on Friday, June 7, inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, and many fans will have their eyes locked on the action. 

Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat shares his plans before his fight at ONE 167

Ghazali has collected five incredible wins in ONE so far, with four coming by knockout. The 17-year-old is emerging as a star in the promotion thanks to his fiery aggression, but Duy Nhat believes that his fight approach may leave him exposed in their clash.

“He has the mind of a relentless brawler, He launches himself into the fray and fights with all the fire in his soul. He punches with 100 percent power, which makes him quite a scary opponent when engaging in a battle,” he said. 

“But his strengths are also his weaknesses. Putting too much power on each and every strike is not always wise.   

“I’m curious to see how he will act if his striking combos get countered or aren’t as damaging as he wanted, and what he will do if he doesn’t get the upper hand in exchanging strikes. I will test those in the fight.” 

After collecting two finishes in as many fights in the world’s largest martial arts organization, Duy Nhat suffered a devastating knockout loss to current #2-ranked flyweight Muay Thai contender Denis Puric at ONE Fight Night 17 last December. 

Can the 35-year-old knockout the rising star in his next fight?

Heading to his next contest, the 35-year-old brawler is looking to implement what he learned from that defeat and make the proper adjustments to be better equipped for what Ghazali has to offer.  

With both possessing proven knockout power, he fully expects there to be a stoppage at some point. 

“I’m going to have a better, faster starting pace. The fight with Puric gave me a big lesson that sometimes I should be more of a brawler,” Duy Nhat said.  

“I’m going to start the fight more aggressively, exchanging punches and make him deal with my elbows if he is coming in close.  

“Johan will probably start the fight at a really fast pace, so I believe there will be a knockout win for one of us.”