The Senegalese wrestling champion Reug Reug, the best MMA fighter in his country, will face the Russian Anatoly Malykhin on Friday, November 8, for the title of world heavyweight champion of the One championship. An immense challenge facing the man with three world belts, undefeated since his MMA debut.
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It is rare, if not impossible, that the face-to-face presentations of MMA fights are moments of calm, pleasure and fraternity. That of Reug Reug and Anatoly Malykhin was no exception to the rule; it was electric, on the verge of conflagration. After crossing paths and insulting each other in the corridors, the two fighters did it again on the presentation stage, prompting security to intervene.
A good teaser for the hot confrontation in the octagon of the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand) between Reug Reug, who continues to rise, and Malykhin who has already won everything.
For the Senegalese wrestler who remains on four consecutive victories (a defeat in seven fights), this is the greatest opportunity of his MMA career. But he will have to achieve the feat of taming the Russian, a fighter undefeated in 14 fights. During the presentation, the reigning world champion looked more serene than his opponent and his words exuded confidence. “ This guy is dangerousMalykhin said with a smile to Reug Reug. He is a powerful wrestler. But he’s slow and doesn’t have good cardio. It’ll be easy work, easy money “.
More aggressively, Reug responded with a scathing “ Shut up ! “. “ My name is Reug reug. I’m different from you. Me, I’m a natural heavyweight and I’m naturally going to become champion “.
However, the game promises to be complicated for Oumar Kane, his real name, who will only have height (184 cm versus 180) and experience (32 years versus 36 years) as real advantages before the face-off. -face.
Present in MMA for eight years, Anatoly Malykhin has been, since last March, the first champion of three divisions in the history of MMA (light, middle and heavy). Reug Reug won’t have to look far for motivation to achieve his dream of dropping out of school. the belt “.