Anatoly Malykhin recalls the time he felt the wrath of Tawanchai's unforgiving kicks: "My leg hurt for about five days"

Reigning two-division MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin has vouched the power of the leg kicks of ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai ahead of his world title defense against Superbon on Jan. 24 at ONE 170.

In a recent interview with the world's largest martial arts organization, the Russian knockout artist narrated the time when he experienced the powerful kick from the Thai striking sensation.

'Sladkiy' said:

"Tawanchai is very strong physically, very strong legs. Once, I was at a ONE Friday Fights competition, and he low-kicked me, and my leg hurt for about five days. So, it's better to avoid low kicks from that guy."

This recent statement from Malykhin is only one of the testaments to the incredible power that Tawanchai had from those vicious leg kicks. It was one of the main reasons why he has a high finish rate under the ONE banner.

Several of the defending king's most notable wins were against Sean Clancy, Saemapetch Fairtex, Niclas Larsen, Jamal Yusupov and Davit Kiria.

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Tawanchai reveals his secret in keeping his body fresh ahead of his championship rematch against Superbon at ONE 170

In another recent interview with Sportskeeda MMA, the PK Saenchai Muaythaigym representative has shared that his secret to keeping his physical condition in peak form is going to training.

Additionally, the 25-year-old menace proclaimed that being in his best shape will not be a problem on fight night because he still feel younger than his age, as he stated:

"I train all the time, I've trained my body and also worked on sparring. I think I'm still a teenager, still young. I don't think it should be a problem to perform in this rematch."

ONE 170 will be available via watch.onefc.com. The blockbuster event goes down on Friday, Jan. 24, inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.