“Two chocolate bars before I went to sleep every single night” - Anatoly Malykhin said he was "eating everything" during weight cut

‘Sladkiy’ Anatoly Malykhin is a heavyweight fighter but surprisingly had no issue cutting weight to make the light heavyweight limit. The Russian knockout slugger is now a danger in two weight divisions.

Earlier this year, Malykhin captured the ONE interim heavyweight world title by way of knockout. Just this past weekend, in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 5, 'Sladkiy' knocked out Reinier de Ridder in the first round to earn the ONE light heavyweight championship.

After his impressive knockout, the 34-year-old Russian athlete discussed his weight cut in the post-fight press conference. Malykhin explained how easy it was:

"Honestly, I was eating everything. I was having two chocolate bars before I went to sleep every single night. I was just being happy with my family, my wife, and my kid. I live a happy life. I guess the weight just melted down from me."

Catch the full press conference below:

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Anatoly Malykhin is ready for a heavyweight world title unification bout

Russia's Anatoly Malykhin is prepared for a battle between two heavyweight kings. The ONE interim heavyweight world champion is ready to go to war against the division’s world titleholder, Arjan Bhullar.

Malykhin has collected two world titles in ONE Championship and has been waiting for a shot at ONE heavyweight world champion Bhullar. In an interview with ONE Championship, the Russian athlete said:

“If the champion refuses to fight, then he is no longer the champion... He is not a fighter. He is a professional, he has a decent record, but he is not a fighter. He is not ready to fight the best. And currently, I’m the best. He is just a chicken. This is all I can say about him.”

The Canadian-Indian Bhullar recently declared on Instagram that he too is ready for action. He posted:

"Great weekend of fights[ONE Championship] I've been cleared since November 7th. 2 heavyweights called me out this weekend. Give me the "scariest" one first"

The war between world champions Bhullar and Anatoly Malykhin has fans excited. The match between the two heavyweight kings may become 2023's biggest matchup in mixed martial arts.