ASA Heavyweight Champion Evgeny Goncharov during a chat with , he suggested that the three-time ONE champion Anatoly Malykhin can continue to compete at 93 kg.
On Friday in Qatar, Malykhin defeated Dutchman 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. ONE has a hydration test, so the weight categories are slightly changed. The upper limit for middleweight in ONE is 93 kg, and in all other organizations it is the upper limit for light heavyweight.
– Tolya – well done! He won the expected victory, he did what he was supposed to do. Even though I thought he was going to win in the first round, De Ridder put up a bit of resistance. Tolya made history, made a name for himself in the history of MMA. Congratulations! As for future plans… Why not continue to compete in 93 kg. It all depends on how he feels. And moving to another league, Anatoly, if he has no weight loss problems, will be able to compete in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Remember, Khamzat Chimaev was ready to fight in both 77 kg and 84 kg. And Anatoly can try that. “Everything depends on Malykhin himself,” Goncharov told .
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Source : MatchTV
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