ONE Championship three-division champion Anatoly Malykhin puts his heavyweight belt up for grabs when he clashes with Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane in the main event of ONE: 169 on Nov. 8 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Also on the card, Tawanchai PK Saenchai defends his ONE Muay Thai featherweight title against local favorite Joe Nattawut in their third encounter after previously meeting in both Muay Thai and kickboxing. They last fought in June with Tawanchai earning a razor-close majority decision win, which led to an immediate rematch for Nattawut in November.
Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday, July 12 via Ticketmaster with pre-sale tickets starting on July 5.
Promotion officials confirmed the fights with MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
Undefeated through 14 fights, Malykhin has made a name for himself as a wrecking machine while amassing titles at heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight in ONE Championship. The Russian most recently dispatched Reinier de Ridder for a second time with knockout wins in both fights.
In his most recent heavyweight bout, Malykhin captured the undisputed title with a brutal third-round knockout of UFC veteran Arjan Bhullar this past June.
Now Maykhin faces Senegalese wrestling phenom Reug Reug, who gets his first shot at gold in ONE Championship after building a three-fight win streak in the promotion. Overall, Reug Reug holds a 6-1 professional record in MMA with five of his six fights taking place under the ONE banner.
More fights for ONE: 169 in November will be announced in the coming weeks.
