‘I Will Finish Him’ – Anatoly Malykhin Promises Explosive Ending To World Title Rematch With Reug Reug

Two-division MMA king Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin has taken his time returning to the global stage, but the extended absence has only sharpened his knockout intentions. The Russian powerhouse will finally step back into the ONE Championship ring at The Inner Circle on Friday, May 15, where he will challenge reigning ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane in a highly anticipated rematch for the division’s crown. That match will headline the card, which streams exclusively on live.

onefc. com from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. View this post on Instagram The blockbuster rematch was originally slated for ONE 173 in Tokyo last November, but the Senegalese titleholder was injured in an unexpected car accident in Dubai, which forced the bout to be postponed.

For a fighter as aggressively competitive as the Russian superstar, an extended period away from the action could have been a difficult mental obstacle to hurdle. Instead, Malykhin – the reigning ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight MMA World Champion – has used the extra time to lock himself in the gym and fine-tune his destructive capabilities. “Sladkiy” understands the date on the calendar matters far less than the blood, sweat, and daily grind of his preparation.

He told onefc. com : “For me, delays are nothing unusual. Whether ‘Reug Reug’ got injured or something else happened, it doesn’t really change anything for me.