Anatoly Malykhin takes shot at Arjan Bhullar: I’m way faster, way stronger

His
impressive
knockout
of
Amir
Aliakbari
maintained
his
perfect
record,
but
more
importantly,
it
earned
him
a
shot
at
India’s
first
Mixed
Martial
Arts
World
Champion,
Arjan
“Singh”
Bhullar,
for
his
ONE
Heavyweight
World
Title.

“I
think
I’m
way
faster,
and
I’m
way
stronger
than
Arjan
Bhullar,”
Malykhin
said
after
his
victory.

“You
know,
I’m
very
grateful
that
ONE
Championship
keeps
giving
me
fights,
and
I
keep
going
towards
my
title
shot.”

“Sladkiy”
certainly
earned
his
shot
at
the
World
Title
after
his
dominant
display
inside
the
Singapore
Indoor
Stadium.

Arjan
Bhullar
plans
to
expose
Anatoly
Malykhin’s
flaws
in
first
World
title
defense

The
Russian
athlete
punished
Aliakbari
with
heavy
leather
throughout
the
match
and
earned
a
first-round
stoppage
with
a
one-two
combination
followed
by
a
lead
left
hook.

Malykhin
promised
fans
they
wouldn’t
see
much
wrestling
before
the
match,
and
he
kept
to
his
word.
Despite
getting
the
job
done
with
ease,
he
credits
his
mentor
at
Tiger
Muay
Thai
in
Thailand
for
the
win.

“Johnny
[Hutchinson],
my
boxing
coach,
he
motivates
me
so
much,”
the
33-year-old
said.

“He
always
says,
‘You
are
a
white
[Mike]
Tyson.
You
will
knock
out
people
easily.’ That
kind
of
gives
me
confidence
in
that
sense.”

Based
on
this
huge
victory,
coupled
with
his
debut
win
against
former
ONE
World
Title
challenger
Alexandre
“Bebezao”
Machado
in
March
of
this
year,
it
seems
clear
that
“Sladkiy”
will
knock
out
anyone
who
stands
in
his
path
of
the
World
Title.

However,
he
knows
Bhullar
will
present
a
far
greater
threat
than
his
recent
opponents,
but
he
promises
he
will
be
more
than
ready
to
earn
another
win
and
protect
his
undefeated
streak.

“When
I
got
the
contract
[to
fight
for
ONE],
I
was
super
happy
to
get
this
rolling.
The
Russian
audience
is
huge,
and
we
are
in
love
with
MMA.
I
feel
very
responsible,
and
I’m
very
proud
to
represent
Russia,”
he
said.

“One
day,
I
hope
I
can
get
the
title
and
defend
this
title
for
a
very
long
time.
The
ONE
Championship
title
is
my
dream,
and
I
believe
dreams
can
come
true.”

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Championship
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