Three-time ONE Championship champion Anatoly Malykhin defends heavyweight belt against ‘Reug Reug’ at ONE 169 in Atlanta

Anatoly Malykhin will look to build on his unique ONE Championship legacy when he puts the heavyweight championship on the line against. Oumar Kane in UM 169.

Malykhin, who is a heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight champion, will attempt to defend one of those belts for the first time against “Reug Reug” on November 8th at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

An official from ONE Championship verified the yellow card between Malykhin (14-0) and Kane (6-1) on Wednesday.

Malykhin, 36, won the first of his undisputed titles in December 2022 with the light heavyweight belt. He then moved up to heavyweight and won the belt in June 2023. More recently, he dropped down to middleweight to win his third title in March, and now he jumps back up two weight classes in an attempt to continue the run. unprecedented.

Kane, 32, brings a three-fight winning streak to his chance to upset Malykhin. He has not competed since August 2023, where he defeated Marcus Almeida via unanimous decision.

In addition to the heavyweight title fight, ONE 169 will also feature the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai title fight trilogy between Tawanchai PK Saenchai and Jo Nattawut.

This story originally appeared on MMA Junkie