Former UFC champion Oleg Tactarov in a conversation with among the reasons for the defeat Anatoly Malykhina In the fight with Umar, Kane cited poor preparation and underestimation of the opponent, as well as a lack of fighting.
At the ONE 169 tournament in Bangkok, the 36-year-old Russian suffered the first defeat of his career, losing to 32-year-old Senegalese Kane by decision after five rounds. Malykhin lost his UNIQUE heavyweight belt.
– How do you find the fight?
– Firstly, it is obvious that Malykhin did not prepare well for the fight. Second, he underestimated his opponent. Third, the opponent was troublesome for him: left-handed, fast, unconventional technique. And to beat such guys, you have to train with such guys. I don’t think in Thailand, where he trained, he had such sparring partners.
Malykhin had a visible belly. I understand that he is 36 years old, you are already starting to take care of yourself a little. But his opponent had no stomach. Kane was ready for the fight, he was excited for this fight, and I don’t know if they test for illegal drugs in this league.
Malykhin once disguised his right hand well: he hit him directly in the chin, but he did not follow through, I think, and assumed that if he continued, he would die completely; In principle, for some reason, he started to get involved with him, although he could have let him train and then do whatever he wanted.
I do not consider such a fight a disaster and I do not agree with the opinion that Malykhin did not have good opponents before. I think there are a lot of good opponents here who can give you problems. It is fair to note that he did not prepare specifically for such an opponent. By the end of the fight, he recovered and figured out what to do and started gaining momentum. The fourth and fifth rounds weren’t bad in principle, but there was nothing left to work on. He tormented himself.
— Anatoly had the following quote: “In MMA, I have now started training a little. Previously, I trained five at a time. And now I’m doing boxing work. Eight rounds of three minutes each…”
– Listen, this is the worst thing you can do. This is a huge mistake. As soon as you stop fighting, everything goes wrong. It’s MMA, it’s not boxing. It’s like comparing it to a triathlon: you can run well, but you’ll die on a bike. Anatoly was not originally a drummer. He probably believed that in wrestling he would still use his old background and he began practicing more striking techniques. But you can’t do anything good with old baggage. It is a big mistake to think that you will travel with everyone else with your old luggage.
— The question is: Anatoly Malykhin is a bronze medalist of the Russian freestyle wrestling championship, why couldn’t he transfer Kane and tag him underneath?
— It is clear that he is a bronze medalist at the Russian freestyle wrestling championship. He is tired of this fight. He’s completely reluctant, he doesn’t want to fight anymore, because he’s basically tired. He wants to become a light and agile boxer, but unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way in MMA.
As for “transferring your opponent,” there is a story to be told. Perhaps for Malykhin it also became a revelation in battle. Black athletes have a very particular type of sweating. It’s very slippery. Very! Many people think that people deliberately smear themselves with something, coconut oil or something else, but in fact there is such a problem that in principle they do not need to smear oil , their sweat is so slippery that it is impossible to get used to it, and the grip is very difficult to get used to.
—What do you think of revenge?
— Consider that Anatoly followed the path of a young fighter against such opponents in five rounds. In the rematch, everything will depend on his preparation. And now he already knows what to count on. Now he understands that not caring won’t help you win. I think he’ll come out pretty easily in the rematch. And the most interesting thing is that in a rematch, the strategy should be as follows: either, before Umar sweats, do something right away, or, on the contrary, stretch him out and hope for your strike. Even if their striking technique is at the same level. You just have to expect to be more alive in the fourth and fifth rounds,” Taktarov told .
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