Manager of Russian fighters Vitaly Tarasov believes that the ONE league should invite an American Ryan Bader for a fight with a Russian Anatoly Malykhin who has already beaten the rest of his opponents in promotion.
On Friday in Qatar, Malykhin defeated Rainier de Ridder in the third round in a middleweight fight. Malykhin currently has ONE belt at three weights: heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight. Malykhin has 14 first victories in 14 MMA fights. Bader was Bellator’s light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, defeating Fedor Emelianenko twice and losing to Vadim Nemkov during his career.
“Tolya made me nervous today when he missed a shot. It’s clear that focus was lost at that point. Otherwise, the fight went as it should. Tolya once again proved that he has owned the belts for a long time. Malykhin became the first three-time champion in MMA history. I think ONE League should make every effort to eliminate the current top heavyweight who is currently on a free contract. Alternatively, Rain Bader, if he does not have a long contract in the PFL. At One FC, Tolya beat everyone,” Tarasov told .
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Source : MatchTV
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