Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin in an interview with , he recounted how, while preparing for the fight with Rainier de Ridder, he sought medical help due to overtraining.
On Friday in Qatar, Malykhin will fight with de Ridder for the ONE middleweight belt, which belongs to the Dutchman. The fighters met in December 2022, when Malykhin won by first-round knockout and captured the league’s light heavyweight belt. The 36-year-old Russian also holds the heavyweight title.
“About two weeks before the fight, I did a very hard training… I ride my bike up to the house, I stop, I lean on the bike and the tears flow… I just can’t stop. And so on for ten minutes. I come home, it’s 39, I’m shaking all over. In general, I was overtrained. They quickly called a doctor and gave him five IV drips. I took ibuprofen, rested for two days, then felt better. In general, I wanted to accelerate so much that I found myself in such a state, ”Malykhin told .
During his career, the Russian won 13 early victories and suffered no defeats. De Ridder has 16 victories and the only defeat against Malykhin.
Watch the live broadcast of the ONE 166 tournament on Friday, March 1 from 3:30 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel, matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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