- LION Championship April 12 - 13, 2024 - City. Ho Chi Minh
- LION Championship May 13 - 18, 2024 - Hanoi
- LION Championship June 14 - 15, 2024 - City. Ho Chi Minh
- LION Championship 15 - July 13, 2024 - Hanoi
- LION Championship 16 - August 10, 2024 - City. Ho Chi Minh
- LION Championship 17 - September 7, 2024 - Hanoi
- LION Championship 18 - October 12, 2024 - City. Thanh Hoa
- LION Championship October 19 - 26, 2024 - Hanoi
- LION Championship 20 - November 9, 2024 - Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
- LION Championship December 21 - December 14, 2024 - Hanoi
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Noteworthy new features of the LION Championship in 2024
In less than 5 days, LION Championship 12 - the first event in 2024 of the Vietnamese professional MMA tournament LION Championship will officially take place with 12 matches. The focus is the confrontation in the 60kg category between the candidates in the top group: Bui Truong Sinh and Tran Ngoc Luong.
In 2024, LION Championship continues to divide into two divisions A and B. Class A applies a playing time of 5 minutes/round, 3 rounds for regular matches and 5 rounds for title matches. Class B maintains the general standard time of 3 rounds x 3 minutes. In addition, the tournament's regulations also introduced some new points.
New competition rules for Class B
Another noteworthy point for both boxers, coaches and referees, according to the 2024 regulations, it is determined that "Class B boxers are PROHIBITED from performing Elbows and Heel Breaks (Heel Hook, Mikey Lock). , Oblique Kick, All techniques that put pressure or direct impact on the cervical vertebrae or spine: Neck Crank, Spinal Twist (Twister)"
It can be seen that the biggest change is that Class B boxers are not allowed to use Elbows and Knees. These are all new rules compared to 2023 that members participating in the professional work of the tournament need to pay close attention to, avoiding unnecessary situations of breaking the law.
LION Championship 2024 Class B boxers will need to take note of the change in competition rules.New competition venue
According to the announced schedule, LION Championship, in addition to three familiar locations: Hanoi, City. Ho Chi Minh and the pearl island of Phu Quoc - Kien Giang will have a new address. LION Championship 12 event will take place in Thanh Hoa city. This is quite surprising information for martial arts lovers in Thanh Hoa, a land that has contributed to Vietnamese martial arts with many outstanding talents.
New competition outfit
Fighters in the 2024 season of the LION Championship will also be equipped with a "new outfit from head to toe". Accordingly, the competition uniform (shorts and women's jersey) will appear with a completely new look. In addition, according to sources from Webthethao.vn, LION Championship will also use a new type of competition glove, with many advantages over the glove model used in the first two years.
It can be seen that LION Championship 2024 has tried to create new features in organization and expertise compared to the previous two years.
Schedule of LION Championship events in 2024: