WATCH: Double-champ Anatoly Malykhin's heartwarming meeting with his super fan at ONE Fight Night 26

Reigning two-division MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin was present at the recently concluded ONE Fight Night 26 event inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. He was the card's special guest for the fanmeet before the card.

ONE Championship recently posted one of the highlights of that fan meet, with Malykhin receiving another stuffed Moo Deng Hippo from one of his biggest fans.

This wholesome moment was published by the promotion on Instagram:

"The biggest Moo Deng fan 🦛❤️ @anmalykhin"

In the video, 'Sladkiy' recalled that the super fan had gifted him a smaller version of the Moo Deng Hippo before, and now she gifted Malykhin with a bigger version of the stuffed animal, much to his delight.

This warmth the heart of the Russian knockout artist, and he was very appreciative of the gesture.

Malykhin is coming off a split decision defeat at the hands of Senegalese MMA superstar Oumar Kane in their ONE 169 showdown last month. That setback saw him relinquish the ONE heavyweight MMA world title.

That defeat from 'Reug Reug' also handed him his first-ever professional loss after sweeping all 14 of his first bouts and a 100% finish rate.

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Anatoly Malykhin grateful for the support he received from fans during recent fanmeet

Following the success of the fan meet, the Golden Team representative was interviewed by ONE Championship to give him his thoughts about it. According to Malykhin, it turned out great, and the fans supported him regardless of the outcome of his fights.

The current undisputed ONE light heavyweight and middleweight MMA world champion stated:

"As for the fan meeting - as always, my audience loves me. They don't care whether I win or I lose. This is 100% support, which motivates and pleases me greatly."