“Malykhin, are you ready? I’m coming to get you”, shouted Aliakbari into the microphone during the post-match interview. Minutes before the challenge to the current champion, Amir won the fight via technical knockout as part of the ONE Championship main card.
The Iranian needed this victory to rehabilitate himself from the loss to Malykhin in September 2021. The Russian made a spectacular debut in the promotion of Asian martial arts in February 2021, stopping Alexander Machado in the first round, and remained undefeated since. In his second fight in ONE Malykhin by knockout in the third minute won the world champion of Greco-Roman wrestling Amir Aliakbari.
Analyzing the fight between Serilli and Akbarali, Mylykhin admits that his previous opponent has improved his wrestling skills, but still doesn’t consider him a worthy contender:
– Nobody has a chance to win me in this division. I am always 100% ready. A miracle has to happen for someone, including Aliakbari, to win me over. The story will be interesting. He has a lot of social media followers and a large support group. Dropping Aliakbari again will be easy. This fight is easy money for me, – quote the words of Malykhin ONE Championship.
Recalling the September 2021 fight, Malykhin notes that his opponent is a predictable fighter:
– Everything happened exactly as my coach, Johnny Hutchinson, had predicted the day before the fight: I knocked out Aliakbari in the first round. I’ve already responded to his challenge on social media, so now I have to drop him from the right – we can add some variety to our fights. I watched his fight against Mauro. What can I say, Aliakbari has shown nothing new: he is still the same slow, he breathes badly. I don’t see what he can oppose to my speed and my functionality, my pressure and my struggle.
But Aliakbari’s next opponent will most likely be Korean fighter Kang Ju Wong, who has knocked out the Iranian in the past. Malykhin has some advice for Kang:
— To be honest, I’m a fan of this Korean fighter: I like how he fights, how he hits. He’s a dangerous guy. In this confrontation, I will root for him. I’m sure Aliakbari will draw conclusions from their second meeting. Kang needs to work on his takedown defense – Aliakbar has finally learned to struggle, and Kang on the pitch may be in trouble. But if the fight takes place in a standing position, then Kang will take another fifty dollars.
We’re talking about a $50,000 bonus, which is awarded for outstanding fights by ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
Source : MatchTV
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