Anatoly Malykhin vows to claim total victory over Reug Reug at ONE 169: "I will never let this beautiful belt go"
Anatoly Malykhin is not prepared to give up any of the three world championships that currently belong to him.
In one of the most impressive runs we have ever seen in ONE Championship, the undefeated Russian continued to move across weight classes and beat every opponent that was put in front of him.
However, in his next fight, he goes from being the hunter to the hunted as it's time for him to defend one of his world championships for the first time.
He will face Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane in the main event of ONE 169 on Nov. 8 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The world champion is incredibly confident that he will get his hand raised in Bangkok and the idea of anything else happening hasn't even crossed his mind.
Simply put, the champion isn't ready to let one of his belts leave his side after the incredible run that he went on to secure them all.
During the press conference ahead of fight night, Anatoly Malykhin made that perfectly clear:
"I will never let this beautiful belt go in front of me and be next to his face."
Watch the full press conference below:
Anatoly Malykhin is only growing in confidence
Anatoly Malykhin has been a confident and headstrong fighter from the moment that he arrived in ONE Championship, and this has only continued to grow since that point.
With each incredible performance and victory, his confidence and momentum has built to the point where he looks and feels unstoppable right now.
That all could come crashing down against a powerhouse like 'Reug Reug' but Malykhin isn't worried about this next challenge in the slightest.
It will be interesting to see if he's able to completely steamroll his way through another top fighter or whether he's finally met his match at heavyweight.
ONE 169 will be available to active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America live in U.S. primetime today, Nov. 8.