Historic three subdivisions Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin, the MMA World Champion, is preparing to face Senegalese monster “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane. The Russian megastar will defend his ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title in the main event of ONE 169. It will be shown live in primetime in the United States on Friday, November 8, from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. ‘Sladkiy’ is having a dream form with a 14-0 result in One Championship.
Malykhin is undefeated as a professional and has won four consecutive World Title fights in three weight classes. It is no stranger to high-stakes battles that bring millions of viewers. This time around, his training camp for “Reug Reug” was both rigorous and methodical. Malykhin has adopted a deliberate approach to ensuring that he would be in top physical and mental condition when he fights “Reug Reug.”
He prepared his physique for the demands of camp in the Siberian region of Altai. Before returning to Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand. ‘Sladkiy’ has taken a little rest in recent weeks. But looks forward to larger adventures after he has securely defended his heavyweight MMA crown. The 36-year-old Golden Team representative issued an unsettling prediction ahead of his upcoming ONE heavyweight MMA world championship defense on November 8.
Anatoly Malykhin’s quick finish vow is a bluff
Is Anatoly Malykhin underestimating “Reug Reug”? The Russian said, “I’m going to knock him out. I don’t have a strategy — I just move forward, and give people a show. I move forward, box, wrestle, and never back down. Watch all my fights — I take risks, and I’ll give the fans everything they want that night. It’ll end quickly. In my first two or three attacks.”
Malykhin further added, “I’ll test his reactions, although I doubt he’ll react at all, and then I’ll knock him out with a left hook that night.” He mentioned that he was working, as usual, with his coach, Johnny, who had meticulously analyzed Reug Reug’s style, breaking it down piece by piece. They concluded that Reug Reug had vulnerabilities, describing him as being “like a sieve,” with openings wherever he was struck.
