Anatoly Malykhin Takes On Giant Senegal at ONE 169: Atlanta

Todaysgist.com, Jakarta- After dominating three ONE Championship MMA divisions, Anatoly Malykhin will face a tough test when he meets Senegalese giant Oumar Kane at ONE 169: Atlanta.

After becoming three-division MMA World Champion in early March, the Russian fighter nicknamed “Sladkiy” received praise from Islam Makhachev. The best pound-for-pound UFC fighter even called his compatriot the most dangerous fighter in the world.

However, this praise did not make “Reug-reug” afraid to challenge the division ruler. Previously, the African wrestler often issued threatening challenges on social media. In the end, Kane's wish was granted, through a World Heavyweight Championship match which will be held in Atlanta, United States. This match will be Malykhin's first heavyweight defense after unifying the belts last year.

Talking about the Russian fighter, Malykhin is one of the most brilliant MMA fighters in the world with a record of 13-0. This record is also supported by a perfect or 100 percent completion rate.

The Russian star first achieved glory in 2022, where he won the interim heavyweight belt after defeating Kirill Grishenko. A year later he won the light heavyweight belt again after putting De Ridder to bed.

Then a year later he reunited with the heavyweight belt after dominating Arjan Bhullar, and closed by winning the middleweight belt from the famous Dutch grappler earlier this year.