by Adam Josephson
Photo Credit: One Championship
Anatoly Malykhin, holding three titles across different weight divisions in ONE Championship, is slated to defend his heavyweight belt against Oumar Kane in Atlanta on November 8th. ONE Championship announced this headline bout along with other matchups for ONE 169, set to unfold at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. In another high-profile clash, Tawanchai PK Saenchai will defend his muay thai featherweight (155-pound) title against Joe Nattawut in the co-main event. Viewers in the United States can catch the action live on Prime Video.
Malykhin, fresh off a third-round TKO victory over Reinier de Ridder to claim the middleweight (205-pound) title at ONE 166 in March, boasts an unblemished professional record of 14-0, including six wins under the ONE banner. The 36-year-old Russian secured the heavyweight championship with a third-round stoppage of UFC veteran Arjan Singh Bhullar in June 2023.
Hailing from Senegal and known as “Reug Reug,” Kane enters the bout on a three-fight win streak, having triumphed over Batradz Gazzaev, Jasur Mirzamukhamedov, and Marcus Almeida in successive contests.
