ONE Championship has a new heavyweight star on its hands. Ben Tynan has the skills and the personality to be a major star in MMA. After ONE Fight Night 21, he is even turning the head of the Russian powerhouse that stands at the top of the division.
Anatoly Malykhin sits atop the MMA world as the first-ever three-division World Champion. The ONE Championship star completed that feat at ONE 166: Qatar against Reinier De Ridder.
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Islam Makhachev is considered to be the best pound-for-pound athlete in the UFC. With a 25-1 professional record and 13 consecutive victories, the UFC Lightweight Champion’s success warrants the accolades.
Anatoly Malykhin believes he is the best mixed martial artist on the planet. With each passing match, it becomes harder to disprove the notion. After ONE 166: Qatar, the Russian has gold in ONE Championship‘s middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight division.
Anatoly Malykhin should now be considered the undisputed king of ONE Championship’s MMA divisions. The Russian fighter did worse than knock out Reinier de Ridder during their middleweight title fight this weekend.
Anatoly Malykhin made history by becoming a three-division champion when he headlined ONE Championship 166 opposite Reinier de Ridder. “Spartak” first clashed with de Ridder in 2022 and stopped the Dutchman with strikes late in the opening round.
Fascination unfolds—and justifiably so—when a fighter from the heavier weight classes boasts an undefeated record in a sport rife with pitfalls where one mere mistake can snuff out victory.
ONE 166: Qatar brings ONE Championship to the country with a loaded lineup. On Friday, March 1, three World Title bout headline a fun night inside the Lusail Sports Arena.
Underestimate Reinier de Ridder at your own peril. Coming off the first loss of his professional career, de Ridder seeks redemption in a high-stakes bout tomorrow at ONE 166: Qatar.
The ONE 166: Qatar ceremonial weigh-ins & faceoffs take place on Thursday, February 29, from Qatar. You can catch all the action from the weigh-ins & faceoffs live, right here on MMASucka.com beginning at 8 a.m.
Reinier de Ridder is one of just three ONE Championship fighters to hold two titles at once in MMA. However, de Ridder is in danger of not having any belts around his waist should he lose his middleweight crown to Anatoly Malykhin on March 1 in Lusail, Qatar.
Champions etch their name into history when they win a title. They will be forever on the record as a winner. Yet, that’s not enough for some. Sometimes a participant changes their weight division to conquer another challenge.
On Thursday, ONE Championship unveiled its main event for ONE 166: Qatar. A rematch between champions will cap off a massive night at the Lusail Sports Arena.
ONE Championship (ONE) today announced that a rematch between reigning ONE Middleweight MMA World Champion The post ONE Championship Announces Main Event for ONE 166: Qatar Will Be Reinier de Ridder vs.
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