Anatoly Malykhin becomes the first three-division MMA World Champion at ONE 166, defeating Reinier de Ridder by TKO in round 3. Chatri Sityodtong expresses confidence in Malykhin against Francis Ngannou. Malykhin plans to defend his heavyweight title against Amir Aliakbari and praises Chatri as the best boss.
I saw people saying yesterday that Anatoly Malykhin couldn't cut it in the UFC 🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of the nicest guys in the game. https://t.co/6CP69ZcFIF
Damn. Anatoly Malykhin is just a nice dude huh. https://t.co/BNSASLaq9X
Anatoly Malykhin and Chatri are both confident over a hypothetical matchup against Francis Ngannou. "Anatoly would take Francis down and smash him," Chatri told me at the ONE 166 presser. Full story for @sportskeedaMMA here: #ONEChampionship https://t.co/cHtIIFB2X7
Anatoly Malykhin and Chatri are both confident over a hypothetical matchup against Francis Ngannou. "Anatoly would take Francis down and smash him," Chatri told me at the ONE 166 presser. Full story for @sportskeedaMMA here: https://t.co/cHtIIFB2X7
Chatri Sityodtong tells @nicatkinONE that Tang Kai is "the best Chinese mixed martial artist on the planet." ONE's chairman and CEO wants to take his featherweight MMA champion to headline a card in China. #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/jAGf0kqnHq
The journey back to heavyweight starts now for Anatoly Malykhin 😉😂 📸 onechance_team (IG) #ONE166 https://t.co/gLONiBtDvt
Anatoly Malykhin could barely speak by the end of the ONE 166 post fight press conference 😂 But he paid tribute to @yodchatri - “best of the best boss in the world.” 🎥 @nicatkinONE #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/eCzl3qFIlx
Anatoly Malykhin says he’s ready to go in 3 months and defend his heavyweight MMA title against Amir Aliakbari. And he won’t be going after a fourth belt at lightweight - “No, Christian Lee, best fighter.” #ONEChampionship #ONE166 https://t.co/Ed9r180KrY
Asked Chatri about how Malykhin vs Ngannou might go, at the ONE 166 post event presser. It’s Malykhin’s dream fight still. #ONEChampionship https://t.co/DAXu5uABLE
This guy is the best. He was super sweet and lovely at the time too. https://t.co/zCarFb9I1u
Chatri Sityodtong believe Anatoly Malykhin is the best heavyweight on the planet and says “he will destroy any heavyweight on the planet” #ONE166 | @ONEChampionship https://t.co/qc7fngQPHe
‘Anatoly is the greatest heavyweight on the planet. Full stop….he would take Francis Ngannou down and smash him.’ - Chatri Sityodtong #ONE166
Chatri says a boxing world title fight in ONE is 'very possible' for Anatoly Malykhin...🥊 #ONE166
Heavyweight champion ✔️ Light heavyweight champion ✔️ Middleweight champion ✔️ Anatoly Malykhin becomes the first three-division MMA World Champion 🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/tUkH5u2Jro
LOVED this post-fight speech by Anatoly Malykhin. What a guy! #ONE166 #Malykhin https://t.co/HJJq0Ziadm
Anatoly Malykhin gets the finish in round two and makes it #threebelttime #ONE166 https://t.co/9RLgyIdJA6
Malykhin looks like he could go 15 rounds 🤣🤣
Malykhin still hitting RDR in the post fight haha. “You can stop punching me”
The champ-champ-champ, Anatoly Malykhin https://t.co/HsByMJIanE
Three belts for Anatoly Malykhin 👏 #ONE166 https://t.co/vCfzS0A8B1
Anatoly Malykhin def. Reinier de Ridder (c) by TKO, Round 3, 1:16 #ONE166
Three. Division. Champ! Malykhin does it! #ONE166
De Ridder said uncle. Anatoly Malykhin beat the fight out of him. Three division champion in ONE. Massive achievement from a top fighter. #one166
RDR fails to get up when Herb Dean asks him to and that's a wrap. Malykhin captures the middleweight (205 lbs.) title and is now a three-division ONE world champion.
RDR refuses to get up and Herb Dean waves it. Malykhin is a ONE triple champ.
Malykhin just systematically dismantling RDR. Exhausting him with body shots and by staying in his face, while eliminating RDR's winning conditions moment by moment.
Malykhin landing some vicious body work in R2
Great first round in Malykhin vs. RDR Strong moments from both fighters.
RDR actually throws a fake and lands a head kick that looked like it was a low kick. Malykhin's pressure and body-head right hands as RDR exits to his left are big for him, but better performance thus far from RDR.