Aung La N Sang says Reinier de Ridder vs. Anatoly Malykhin could have only ended the way it did

Being a former two-division world champion means 'The Burmese Python' Aung La N Sang knows a thing or two about the fight game. At the end of last year, grappling specialist Reinier de Ridder lost his light heavyweight crown to Russian slugger Anatoly Malykhin.

It was a first-round knockout win for the heavy-handed and dangerous Anatoly Malykhin. Aung La enjoyed the match but said that the result was no surprise.

Speaking in an interview with Tom Taylor of the South China Morning Post, he said:

"Who has the superior striking and is super heavy handed? There’s only one possible outcome, in my opinion. It’s either that or I don’t know. Somehow he tires the bigger opponent out. He tires him out. To me it wasn’t a surprise at all."

See the full interview below:

Malykhin and Bhullar’s match set for March 24 has been rescheduled yet again, but both Reinier de Ridder and Aung La N Sang are expected to compete stateside at ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video booked for May 5.

All the action on the card will be broadcast live and for free on Prime Video for all Amazon subscribers across North America.

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Aung La N Sang returns at ONE Fight Night 10

Former two-division king Aung La N Sang is working his way back to the middleweight throne, which is currently held by Reinier de Ridder. 'The Burmese Python' is on a two-fight TKO win streak and will soon be looking to make three in a row.

At ONE Fight Night 10 on May 5, Aung La will battle 'King Kong Warrior' Fan Rong. At the same event, ONE middleweight world champion de Ridder will have a submission grappling match against jiu-jitsu phenom Tye Ruotolo.

This event will be ONE's first on-site event in the USA and will be hosted at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The historic event will be headlined by a world title battle between ONE flyweight world champion 'Mighty Mouse' Demetrious Johnson and 'Mikinho' Adriano Moraes.