https://www.scmp.com/rss/502752/feed "Killer Bee" Bi Nguyen is a Vietanmese-American MMA fighter in One Championship who competes at atomweight. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com ONE Championship star Bi Nguyen is seemingly considering retirement after a loss to China’s Lin Heqin on Friday night in Singapore. The two atomweights collided on the lead card of the ONE: Bad Blood event. Nguyen put forth a gutsy effort in the bout, but ultimately lost by unanimous decision. The defeat has the 32-year-old pondering her competitive future. “I don’t know how much more of this I can do guys,” a dejected looking Nguyen said backstage after the loss. Is this the end of the road... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166752/one-championship-bi-nguyen-hints-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166752/one-championship-bi-nguyen-hints-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:49:07 +0000 Bi Nguyen does not plan on leaving any more of her fights to the judges. The Vietnamese-American is one of the most popular atomweight fighters on the ONE Championship roster, but has struggled with consistency in the organisation. However, several of her losses, including her recent setback against Jenelyn Olsim, have been competitive judges’ decisions she believes could have been scored the other way. Ahead of her high-stakes clash with China’s Lin Heqin at ONE: Bad Blood in Singapore, she is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166602/one-championship-bi-nguyen-done-decisions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3166602/one-championship-bi-nguyen-done-decisions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:25:13 +0000 Thai striking sensation Stamp Fairtex is gearing up for a December 3 fight with Ritu Phogat. The winner of the fight, which will go down in Singapore, will be crowned the ONE atomweight grand prix champion and receive a title shot against reigning atomweight queen Angela Lee in 2022. The 24-year-old Thai (7-1) will have her hands full with “The Indian Tigress” Phogat (7-1), a Commonwealth Games wrestling champion who has dominated all but one of her opponents in MMA: Vietnamese-American striker... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155535/one-stamp-fairtex-believes-bi-nguyen-mapped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3155535/one-stamp-fairtex-believes-bi-nguyen-mapped?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:38:24 +0000 Plenty of fans were upset after Bi Nguyen was awarded a split decision over Ritu Phogat at ONE Championship’s Dangal event, handing “The Indian Tigress” her first loss in MMA in the process. But “Killer Bee” (6-6) is having none of the criticism, particularly from her opponent’s fans, some of whom have hit out on social media with claims she “cheated” and Phogat (4-1) was “robbed”. “I’m understanding of it,” Vietnamese-American Nguyen told SCMP MMA. “I’m not understanding of the hate and death... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3134203/one-championship-bi-nguyen-laughs-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3134203/one-championship-bi-nguyen-laughs-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 May 2021 09:09:30 +0000 Bi Nguyen secured a shock win over Ritu Phogat to throw a wrench in ONE Championship’s atomweight grand prix plans. A heavy underdog heading into the fight, “Killer Bee” beat “The Indian Tigress” by split decision at the ONE: Dangal event, which was pre-recorded on April 29 and broadcast on Saturday night. The 27-year-old Phogat (4-1) looked stunned when Nguyen’s arm was raised at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and was still bemused when Mitch Chilson interviewed her in the Circle. “I don’t know,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3133628/one-championship-bi-nguyen-stuns-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3133628/one-championship-bi-nguyen-stuns-ritu-phogat?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 May 2021 12:49:48 +0000 You can’t accuse Bi Nguyen of lacking in confidence. The 30-year-old (professional record five wins, four losses) faces Stamp Fairtex on Friday’s One Championship “Masters of Fate” card in Manila, in what is surely her toughest test yet in the atomweight division. “So I’ve heard,” the former star of hit reality television show Survivor told the South China Morning Post, smiling, at the City of Dreams’ Grand Ballroom. Stamp is a two-sport champion already in One with kick-boxing and Muay Thai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3036702/one-championship-bi-nguyen-expects-fireworks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3036702/one-championship-bi-nguyen-expects-fireworks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:18:04 +0000