Alexander Skaredin, fighter manager Anatoly Malikhin told that only the ONE heavyweight belt would be at stake in the battle with Canadian Arkhan Bhullar, the light heavyweight title belonging to the Russian would not be at stake.
The fight will take place on March 25 at a tournament in Singapore. In February 2022, Malykhin became the ONE interim heavyweight champion by defeating Belarusian Kirill Grishchenko, in December the Russian won the light heavyweight belt in a fight with Rainier de Ridder of the Netherlands.
– The light heavyweight belt will not be at stake. Only the heavyweight title will be contested in the fight,” Skaredin told .
Malykhin, 34, has 12 wins in 12 fights in MMA, he was named the best fighter of 2022 in the ONE championship. Bhullar, 36, has won 11 of 12 fights in the octagon. The fight between Bhullar and Malykhin failed more than once through the fault of a Canadian of Indian origin.
Source : MatchTV
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