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Arjan Bhullar vs. Anatoly Malykhin heavyweight title unification bout set for ONE on Prime Video 8 in March

ONE Championship’s heavyweight title unification fight between champ Arjan Bhullar and Anatoly Malykhin has a new Amazon Prime Video date.

ONE Championship’s heavyweight title unification fight as a new date.

Heavyweight champion [autotag]Arjan Bhullar[/autotag] (11-1) will return to the cage March 24 to take on interim champ [autotag]Anatoly Malykhin[/autotag] (11-0), the promotion announced Sunday.

The fight will be part of ONE Fight Night 8 on Prime Video at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The main card will stream on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S. and Canada.

The heavyweights had been scheduled to fight this past September at ONE Championshihp 161 in Singapore, but Bhullar pulled out with an injury.

Bhullar will return after an absence of nearly two years. Most recently, he fought in April 2021 and won the heavyweight title against then-champ Brandon Vera with a second-round TKO. Bhullar only has fought twice since his departure from the UFC in the summer of 2019 and is 2-0.

Malykhin won the interim title in February 2022 with a knockout of Kirill Grishenko in the second round. The unbeaten 34-year-old is a perfect 3-0 under the ONE banner. All 11 of his pro wins are by stoppage, including eight knockouts.

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ONE on Prime Video 5 results: Anatoly Malykhin crushes Reinier de Ridder in first to become two-division champion

Anatoly Malykhin becomes a two-division champion by viciously knocking out Reinier de Ridder in the first round.

It didn’t take long for [autotag]Anatoly Malykhin[/autotag] to claim another piece of ONE Championship gold.

In the main event of ONE on Prime Video 5, undefeated interim heavyweight champion Malykhin (12-0) dropped down from heavyweight challenge for Reinier de Ridder’s light heavyweight title, and took it from him in vicious fashion in the opening round.

The event took place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines, and aired live on Amazon Prime Video.

The fight started quickly as De Ridder (16-1) rushed across the cage, looking to engage in the clinch. Malykhin was ready for his opponent’s quick advance and countered nicely with a few hard punches. After a brief reset, De Ridder went right back to the clinch game, but was unable to get Malykhin to the canvas.

Malykhin continued to land hard punches, putting De Ridder in a bad spot in the middle of the round. With every thudding blow that landed, the crowd reacted as if the end of the fight was near, as De Ridder did his best to survive with his back against the fence.

De Ridder fired back a few punches and kicks of his own, but they were not nearly as effective as Malykhin’s offerings. Then, a crushing overhand right from Malykhin found the chin, sending De Ridder to the mat. A few follow-up punches later, the referee stepped in to stop the fight.

Malykhin now holds titles in two divisions as the ONE Championship light heavyweight champion and the interim heavyweight champion. During his post-fight interview, Malykhin hinted at the possibility of dropping down to middleweight to take de Ridder’s other title, although a unification bout against Arjan Bhullar is on the horizon.

The result was the first loss of de Ridder’s professional career, who entered with seven wins under the ONE Championship banner, but he still holds the middleweight title.

Full results of ONE on Prime Video 5 include:

  • Anatoly Malykhin def. Reinier de Ridder via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:35 – for light heavyweight title
  • Murad Ramazanov vs. Roberto Soldic results in a no contest after accidental low blow
  • Lowen Tynanes def. Dae Sung Park via split decision
  • Edson Marques def. Eduard Folayang via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:53
  • Oumar Kane def. Jasur Mirzamukhamedov via unanimous decision
  • Denice Samboanga def. Hequin Lin via split decision

Video: ONE on Prime Video 5 pre-event press conference

Watch the ONE on Prime Video 5 press conference ahead of Friday’s even headlined by a middleweight title fight.

ONE Championship returns Friday at 8 p.m. ET with ONE on Prime Video 5, which takes place at Mall Of Asia Arena in Manila, Philipines, and streams on Amazon Prime Video.

In the main event, undefeated dual champion [autotag]Reinier de Ridder[/autotag] (16-0) puts his middleweight title on the line against also unbeaten [autotag]Anatoly Malykhin[/autotag] (11-0). The co-main event features a lightweight submission grappling title bout between champion Kade Ruotolo and Matheus Gabriel.

Those fighters and more were present Wednesday during the ONE on Prime Video 5 pre-event press conference, which you can watch in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for ONE on Prime Video 5.

Arjan Bhullar vs. Anatoly Malykhin heavyweight title unification bout set for ONE Championship 161

Arjan Bhullar has his ONE Championship return booked.

[autotag]Arjan Bhullar[/autotag] has a date and opponent for his return to the cage.

The ONE Championship heavyweight champion is set to unify the titles against interim champion [autotag]Anatoly Malykhin[/autotag] on Sept. 29 at ONE championship 161 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The news was reported by Ariel Helwani on Wednesday.

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Bhullar (11-1) most recently fought in April 2021 when he won the ONE Championship belt by taking it from then-champ Brandon Vera with a second-round TKO. Bhullar only has fought twice since his departure from the UFC in the summer of 2019, and is 2-0.

Malykhin (11-0) won the interim title in his most recent outing in February. He knocked out Kirill Grishenko in the second round to win the belt. The 34-year-old is undefeated with a 3-0 record in ONE Championship.

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10 heavyweights you can expect to see on Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 4

The return of Dana White’s Contender Series isn’t far off, and here are 10 big men who are candidates to appear on the show.

Dana White’s Contender Series has become a focal point for fighters on the regional scene. Since its inception in 2017, the UFC Fight Pass-turned-ESPN+ summer original removed some of the guesswork for up-and-comers trying to make it big.

With UFC president Dana White and matchmakers Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby cageside, the stakes are high. Have an impressive, exciting win on the show, and you’re in.

Rumored for a late-June 2020 start date, DWCS Season 4 is almost here. The lineups haven’t been announced quite yet, but advanced planning is underway. While there are hundreds of fighters qualified to compete on the show, we’ll be narrowing each divisional pool to 10 fighters you should expect to see on the show this summer.

We begin with the big boys – heavyweights.

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Hugo Cunha

Record: 5-0
Age: 27
Height: 6’4″
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro

Brazil is known for its roots in jiu-jitsu, but [autotag]Hugo Cunha[/autotag] lives by his wrestling. A coach to Alex Oliviera, Thiago Santos and more, Cunha is highly touted among Brazilians for his wrestling abilities, but his ground skills don’t stop there. Cunha also has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Competing for Future FC, Titan FC, and WOCS, Cunha has finished all five of his professional fights. He’s green, but he’s improving. What better way to figure out if he’s ready for the big leagues than DWCS?

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Chris Daukaus

Record: 8-3
Age: 30
Height: 6’2″
Birthplace: Philadelphia

Brother of DWCS Season 3 competitor Kyle Daukaus, [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] deserves his fix, too. After starting his career at 2-2, Daukaus has won six of seven. His lone loss in the stretch came against Azunna Anyanwu – a fight he was largely winning. Daukaus is currently booked to face a DWCS alumnus Shawn Teed, one of the three men to hold wins over Daukaus. If Daukaus successfully defends his CFFC title and avenges a loss in the process, DWCS should be next.

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