Anatoly Malykhin defends the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Championship against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane at ONE 169 on Friday, November 8. The current heavyweight king has always seemed poised for greatness since arriving on the global stage. However, not everyone saw his greatness.
Ahead of his main event tilt, Malykhin recounted his days growing up with naysayers. The ONE Championship three-division king did not excel in the classroom, often spending time with more physical tasks. His teachers never saw the path he was on, but Malykhin was already dreaming of gold.
“My math teacher always brought me to the board and asked, ‘What’s going on with you, Anatoly?