ONE Light Heavyweight Champion and Acting Organizational Russian Heavyweight Champion Anatoly Malikhin the next fight will be in March in Singapore, the fight is expected to take place in the heavyweight division. About this in an interview with “” said the fighter’s manager Alexander Skaredin.
In February 2022, Malykhin became the interim heavyweight champion following a meeting with Belarusian Kirill Grishchenko, and in December he won the light heavyweight belt in a fight with Renier de Ridder of the Netherlands. Low. In total, the fighter has 11 first wins in 11 MMA fights. Malykhin was named the best fighter of 2022 in One.
– Currently, Malykhin has a full-fledged light heavyweight belt and a temporary heavyweight belt. The fighter himself, after defeating de Ridder, told that he should be upgraded to full heavyweight champion status. So when will that technical moment take place – when will Indian-Canadian Arjan Bhullar be stripped of the belt to Malykhin?
– I expect this to happen no later than March. By now it should have happened.
Why exactly in March?
– In March, the next fight of Anatoly Malykhin. The fight will take place in Singapore, there is also an opponent, but the league has to announce it.
– OK. Another clarification, because Malykhin began to fight in several divisions. So at what weight will the next fight take place?
— (Smiles). Should fight in the heavyweight division. We await the official announcement.
Source : MatchTV
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