Mixed style Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin declared that he will eliminate the representative of the Netherlands, Reiner de Ridder, in the next fight of the ONE 166 tournament.
The tournament will take place on March 1 in Qatar. The promotion’s middleweight championship will be on the line. Malykhin also holds championship belts in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.
“I’m ready to make history.” I’m going to knock this guy out on Friday, like I did last time. I will hold three belts. This is history, I thank God for this opportunity. I’ll do anything for this guy [Риддер] was lying on the canvas,” Malykhin said at a press conference.
During his career, the Russian won 13 victories and did not suffer any defeats. De Ridder has 16 wins to his name and his only loss was against Malykhin by knockout in December 2022.
Watch the live broadcast of the ONE 166 tournament on Friday from 3:30 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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