Russian UFC middleweight Roman Kopylov, who is also a teammate Anatoly Malykhina under the command of “Rat”, commented on the first defeat of the fighter in his career.
On Saturday, 36-year-old Malykhin lost to Senegalese Oumar Kane by split decision and was unable to defend the ONE heavyweight championship belt. The fight took place in Bangkok as part of the ONE 169 tournament. For Malykhin, this is the first defeat in 15 MMA fights.
— I was 100% sure that Tolya would win, but Kane was fully prepared: he worked in two positions, took the blow well and did not let him fight. Anatoly was more active, pressed, struck more, controlled, but the outcome of the fight was decided by a yellow card, a cut and a knockdown in the fifth round. I think this is not the best form of Tolya, and in the rematch Malykhin will draw conclusions and return his belt, ”said Kopylov in the Championship.
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