Russian fighter Malykhin took revenge for the first defeat and regained the One FC title.

On May 15, Russian fighter Anatoly Malykhin defeated an athlete from Senegal, Oumar Kane, in a title match at the One FC tournament in Bangkok.

The match ended with a knockout in the fourth round. Thanks to this victory, the 38-year-old Russian regained the heavyweight championship belt.

Thus, Malykhin took revenge on Kane for losing by split decision in November 2024. At the same time, he continues to hold the One FC middleweight and light heavyweight titles.

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Malykhin on March 1, 2024, for the second time ahead of schedule defeated the representative of the Netherlands, Rainier de Ridder, by technical knockout at the ONE 166 tournament. Thus, the Russian wrested the belt in the middle division from his opponent. The new victory for the Kemerovo native was already the 14th early victory in a row, and he also became the triple champion of One FC.