"Siberian tank" - Fans equally hyped and terrified of the power Anatoly Malykhin will unleash against 'Reug Reug' in Atlanta

Anatoly Malykhin (left) will defend his ONE heavywieght MMA world title against Oumar
Anatoly Malykhin (left) will defend his ONE heavywieght MMA world title against Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane (right) in November. [Photos via: ONE Championship]

The first-ever three-division ONE MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin will have his first defense of the heavyweight MMA world title at ONE 169: Atlanta on November 8 against Oumar 'Reug Reug' Kane at State Farm Arena.

'Sladkiy' possesses elite boxing skills and as he prepares to unleash his arsenal against Kane, ONE reminded fans just how hard Malykhin can hit on Instagram with his total destruction of Reinier de Ridder for the light heavyweight MMA world title back in December 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 5.

Fans marveled at Malykhin's heart-stopping power and shared their opinions about it in the comments section which can be seen below:

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"Siberian tank 🙌"
"Love the watch a grappler taking a beating 🔥"
"[T]wice with the same opponent and wearing the same red trunks, rooting for @anmalykhin, november's gonna be a banger"
"Anatoly Malykhin's knockout performance was impressive! Looking forward to the upcoming title defense at ONE 169."
"That will be "EASY WORK"☝🏻"

Oumar Kane channels pro wrestling greats in callout of Anatoly Malykhin

'Reug Reug' and Anatoly Malykhin have been going back and forth on social media for quite some time now, but the former decided to turn it up a notch recently.

Following his successful kickboxing debut at ONE Fight Night 23 against Boucher Ketchup, the 971 MMA/Black Panther Sports star went full pro wrestling on his Instagram post.

The Senegalese star wrote in the caption:

"I'm the black @steveaustinbsr , I'm the Final Boss @anmalykhin I'm gonna beat that ass and stomp a mud hole in your head 💥 This is your final testament. Ask @realkillercross - your time is up, my time is now 👊"

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