A Russian light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Anatoly Malykhin told that he would easily win the middle division, knock out the Dutchman Rainier De Ridder and put three belts on his wife at once.
On Thursday, it was announced that Malykhin will face De Ridder in the main event of ONE 166 on March 1, 2024 in Qatar. The organization’s middleweight belt, which belongs to the Dutchman, will be on the line.
– My confrontation at 93 kg is therefore announced. No problem, I can easily make weight and give people a show. I’ll give the people what they come to the arenas for or turn on the TV for, and as always, I’ll go ahead and knock this guy out. I’ll take the triple bonus, I’ll take the third belt. Then I will put the three belts on my wife, if she can bear it, if not they are heavy, then I will kiss her hands and thank her for what she is doing for me. And we will go quietly to enjoy the sunset,” Malykhin told .
Malykhin has 13 first victories in MMA. In December 2022, Malykhin defeated De Ridder by technical knockout in the first round and took the ONE light heavyweight belt from him. This fight remains the last for De Ridder, as the fighter suffered the only defeat of his career. At ONE, dehydration (dehydration) is prohibited for fighters, and athletes are specifically checked for dehydration. As a result, the weight category limits in the Asian league were changed. Thus, the limit for middleweights is 93 kg (while everywhere else it is 84 kg), that of light heavyweights is 102 kg (in other leagues, it is 93 kg).
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