Anatoly Malykhin's head coach John Hutchinson says triple champ is 'locked in' for ONE 169: Atlanta return
Per Tiger Muay Thai head boxing coach John Hutchinson, three-division MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin is ready to do what he does best in his return at ONE 169: Atlanta on November 8.
The Russian juggernaut puts his heavyweight crown on the line against 'Reug Reug' Oumar Kane in the main event of the promotion's third on-ground spectacle in North America. The card, which emanates live in U.S. primetime from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, will play host to four scintillating world title fixtures.
Taking to his official Instagram account (@johnboyboxing) last week, 'The Buncrana Banger' revealed that it's all systems go for his star student. At the same time, Hutchinson hinted that Anatoly Malykhin could even take on future world title matchups in Muay Thai or kickboxing.
He wrote:
"From wrestling to one of the best strikers in the world, a three-time MMA world champion, and still climbing. More belts that's the vision. @onechampionship, your Muay Thai, kickboxing, and boxing titles are attracting. ONE: 169 main event in Atlanta, we're locked in @anmalykhin."
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'Sladkiy' was last in action at ONE 166: Qatar this past March. There, the Golden Team fighter hammered his way to a third-round TKO win over Reinier de Ridder to add the middleweight world title to his 26 pounds of gold in the light heavyweight and heavyweight division.
Anatoly Malykhin vows to sleep 'Reug Reug' at ONE 169: Atlanta
As he has always done in his career, Anatoly Malykhin's equation to another successful world title defense is pretty straightforward.
The undefeated Russian star (14-0) wants to keep his 100 percent finishing rate intact and send Oumar Kane to the shadow realm in Atlanta, Georgia.
In a post on his Instagram (@anmalykhin), the triple champ said:
"Gonna put tthis guy to sleep, I promise full sleep time. Let's go 🚀"
North American fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription can catch the entire card live in U.S. primetime for free. Tickets for ONE 169: Atlanta are available on Ticketmaster.