“Not going to give up” - Anatoly Malykhin vows to bounce back after loss to ‘Reug Reug’

Reigning and undisputed ONE light heavyweight and middleweight MMA world champion 'Sladkiy' Anatoly Malykhin of Russia is in good spirits despite his perfect professional MMA record having been sullied by Senegalese rival Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane just last month.

Malykhin lost a close split decision to the African star at ONE 169 on Prime Video, surrendering his heavyweight MMA gold and suffering his first loss in the process.

However, the 36-year-old Golden Team and Tiger Muay Thai product has vowed to come back stronger and with a vengeance.

Speaking to fans at a recent ONE Championship meet and greet in Bangkok during ONE Fight Night 26 event week, Malykhin reiterated his desire to get his belt back.

The former triple champ stated:

"My team and I are not going to give up. We’re grateful to everyone for their support and will keep pushing forward."

Malykhin is already hard at work, looking to improve his areas of weakness and preparing for a potential rematch with 'Reug Reug' in the near future.

Needless to say, fans would love to see Malykhin and Kane run it back in another five-round war of attrition.

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Anatoly Malykhin vows to reclaim heavyweight MMA gold from 'Reug Reug': "Moo Deng and I will get ours back"

Champ champ 'Sladkiy' Anatoly Malykhin promised his fans he will get the ONE heavyweight MMA world title back from the clutches of Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane.

Malykhin was in Bangkok for ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov on Prime Video event week to meet and greet with fans.

He posted on Instagram:

"Thank you for the meeting, thank you for the energy and faith in me. Moo Deng and I will get ours back. Thank you very much for everything."

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