Undefeated Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin, who has a light heavyweight belt and a temporary heavyweight belt, commented on the fights between Mansur Malachiev and Ilya Freimanov, who scored brilliant early wins at the ONE Fight Night 11 tournament in Bangkok.
“Mansur Malachiev will fight for the belt”
Mansur Malachiev (11-0) made his ONE debut against Filipino star Jeremy Miado and dashed the latter’s hopes for a title fight, which Miado was 1-2 fights away from. Malachiev showed wrestling skills and at the end of the first round he strangled the opponent with D’Arcy’s technique.
“Wonderful debut with a win,” Malykhin said in an interview with ONE. – He was able to declare himself well, only the bonus was not enough. Mansur once again proved that Dagestan’s struggle carries a lot of weight and everyone should take it seriously. What are his chances in the division? I believe that soon he will fight for the belt.
“Ilya Freimanov is the next champion”
Featherweight fighter Ilya Freimanov had his second fight in ONE and received a second consecutive $50,000 bonus for an early victory. Both victories came earlier than expected before the end of the first round. Mongolian striker Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg nearly finished Freimanov early in the fight.
– At the start of the fight, the opponent sent him to a good knockdown – it was a dangerous moment, of course, – said Malykhin, who was in the corner of the fighter. – He came out a little relaxed in the first minute, missed a shot, but immediately came to his senses and won beautifully, took $50,000. Its strong point is the fight against IQ. Ilya is a very smart fighter.
Freimanov managed to unbalance the opponent with his knee, transfer the fight to the ground and ahead of schedule early in the third minute of the choke win:
– Ilya is the next champion. Yes, he received minor injuries, but I think he will be in the ranks soon and in a fight or two he will already be fighting for the belt.
Malykhin vs Bhullar on June 23
Malykhin’s next fight himself will be at Lumpini Stadium on June 23. Heavyweight belt holder Arjan Bhullar (11-1) will return to the ring after a two-year hiatus. In his absence, Malykhin fought Kirill Grishchenko for the interim championship belt and won by knockout in February 2022. A victory in this fight could make Malykhin a champion in two weight classes and take his record to 13 wins without any defeats. .
Live broadcasts of the Mixed Martial Arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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