Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin on he said his rivals were brave, but they would “all be asleep”.
On March 1 in Qatar, Malykhin will meet Reiner de Ridder of the Netherlands in the middleweight title fight of the ONE 166 promotion. Malykhin also holds championship belts in the heavyweight and light heavyweight categories.
“You also said that you would send de Ridder to a certain country where your rivals are already different.” What kind of country is it and do you need a visa?
– Yes, I have a visa-free regime, I send it from there with my right hand (shows his right hand). We called the country Toland… You know where the brave sleep. In fact, each of my opponents… Just kidding, I’m trying first and foremost for the public. So that people are interested in watching.
You won’t be surprised by the fights alone. I don’t want to touch anyone’s nerves, but I think funny T-shirts and sayings should be introduced. The fight needs a bit of a warm-up, especially if you’re presented with the main event of the evening. They are brave, but everyone will sleep, ”Malykhin said on the air of the program “Everyone for the match! “.
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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