Anatoly Malekhin It continues to shine one championship world stage. in One Friday fights 22The Russian took care of the business without a problem and he became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. With more than two divisions, Malykhin is one of the unique stars in the sport today.
The highly anticipated match saw both men start slowly. Arjan Bhullar He was apparently trying to lure Malykhin into action, hoping to take him to the deep waters. However, ‘Sladkiy’ had no problems touching Bhullar while avoiding long tangles.
When Malykhin touches Bhullar’s body, “Singh” begins to fade. In the third round, the interim light heavyweight and interim world champions began to see gold in hand and turn up the heat. Bhullar tried to escape by stepping out of the ring but was only given a yellow card for his evasion.
After restarting back on the ground, Malykhin Bhullar hit the heavy ground and pound. Bhullar could only try to cover up and offered no offense in response. That forced the referee to step in and leave no doubt as to who was the top heavyweight dog.
Malykhin collected a $50,000 performance bonus for his efforts to improve his impeccable professional record to 13-0. All 13 games finished before going to the scorecards. But even as the undisputed heavyweight king, Malykhin didn’t want to celebrate too much.
The heart of the Russian great appeared in his post-match interview. The ONE World Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion dedicated his victory to two special people in ONE who have recently passed away. It was an honest, sobering moment just moments after his crowning achievement.
“You know, today is not the day I want to celebrate my victory… ONE Championship has lost two great people – [Victoria] for me And we judged [Watcharin “Paopom” Ratchaniphon]. I want to dedicate this victory to their families and for us to stand up and honor them with a minute of silence. And this will be the best celebration for me of today’s victory. Malykhin wrote on Instagram.
Malykhin shows he’s a champion both in and out of the ring. He is an exceptional talent and a special human being. There could be no better actor to retain both divisions as the dominant champion and fan favorite in 2023.