"He made it look so easy" - Fans never felt Anatoly Malykhin got in a bad spot in huge world title win over Arjan Bhullar

Anatoly Malykhin unified the ONE heavyweight MMA world title in June 2023 at ONE Friday Fights 22 when he defeated the former king of the division Arjan Bhullar via a third-round TKO finish inside in front of the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The full fight replay of this clash was published by ONE Championship on their YouTube channel, and the video's description read:

"Witness the insane ending to the heated ONE Heavyweight World Championship tilt between reigning king Arjan Bhullar and interim titleholder Anatoly Malykhin at ONE Friday Fights 22!"

'Sladkiy' not only frustrated 'Singh' by stopping all his takedown attempts but also punished him with thunderous strikes that snapped his head back and stunned him multiple times during the championship bout.

This incredible performance by the Russian knockout specialist has left the fans in awe, as users @predwards8941, @ВладМусихин-т8м. @Fakename-l9p, and @julimeryecla230 showered him with positive messages through their comments:

"Really impressed how composed Malykhin is. He is extremely explosive and powerful but stayed very relaxed and didn't gas out despite not going many rounds in his fights normally. He stacks up really well with any heavyweight in any promotion"

"Someone down in the comments said about Bhular not wanting to bring Anatoly down in order to outwrestle him. I want you to remind you guys that Anatoly took the third place at an all-Russian wrestling championship and, as you might know, the competitiveness there is on the extremely high level. Anatoly might have simply turned out to be a better wrestler. The canadian kept this fact in mind till the very end."

"Malykhin dominated the entire fight. He made it look easy and was so calm and composed. Well deserved victory"

"Years before, I saw Anatoly as a beast. But in this fight, what I saw was the SWEETEST BEAST. Full of power, love, honor, passion, and respect."

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Anatoly Malykhin to defend his heavyweight crown against Oumar Kane at ONE 169

Malykhin will be defending his heavyweight MMA crown against the challenge of surging Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane on Nov. 8, as they will headline the stacked ONE 169 card, which will take place inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Golden Team representative wants to turn back the challenge of the Senegalese athlete and maintain his immaculate record under the world's largest martial arts organization.