It didn’t take lengthy for newly-crowned ONE meantime heavyweight international champion Anatoly Malykhin to take intention at Indian-Canadian heavyweight counterpart Arjan ‘Singh’ Bhullar.
Following Malykhin’s unbelievable second-round knockout victory over difficult Belarusian Kirill Grishenko at ONE: Dangerous Blood on Friday, the unbeaten Russian powerhouse right away took the primary alternative to take a swipe at Bhullar, who’s the reigning ONE heavyweight international champion.
All over his ONE: Dangerous Blood post-event interview with the media, Malykhin mocked Bhullar, calling him a “rooster.” He additionally stated he is able to knock the incumbent champion out.
Anatoly Malykhin said:
“I believe [Arjan Bhullar] peed himself. He almost definitely peed himself when he used to be observing my struggle and when he used to be observing my first struggle, too. He’s a rooster. My child. I will be able to knock him out anytime. He’s now not the champion, I’m the champion. He’s the faux champion! I’ll be able as soon as my leg is recovered. I’m looking ahead to him to come back to Tiger Muay Thai, I’ll knock him in the market after which we’ll pass to the cage and I’ll knock him in the market, too.”
In spite of the meantime tag on his heavyweight international identify, Malykhin is a power to be reckoned with within the burgeoning ONE heavyweight department. Whoever is subsequent for the Russian stalwart must be ready to care for his heavy palms.
An Anatoly Malykhin vs. Arjan Bhullar heavyweight unification bout is approaching
The Russian celebrity is now 10-0 as a certified, with all 10 of his victories failing to head the gap. Malykhin hasn’t ever heard the overall bell in any of his fights. His 3 appearances within the Circle have all produced scintillating finishes.
Malykhin earned a shot at Bhullar’s heavyweight belt overdue ultimate yr following his first-round knockout victory over Amir Aliakbari in September. On the other hand, Bhullar’s control workforce had been not able to come back to phrases with ONE Championship all through negotiations for a brand new contract. That factor has since been resolved and Bhullar is able to go back to motion.
In his absence, although, ONE created an meantime heavyweight belt. With Malykhin now retaining a work of the identify, a unification bout is approaching. It’ll definitely pass down as the most important heavyweight struggle in ONE historical past.
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