ONE Championship will crown a new championship ONE: Only The Brave on Friday, January 28. With ongoing negotiations with ONE Heavyweight World Champion Arjan Bhullar, per ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong, an interim championship has been created and will be on the line.
“Arjan and his management team have declined multiple offers to defend the ONE Heavyweight World Championship under his current contract,” said Sityodtong.
Anatoly Malykhin vs. Kirill Grishenko Interim Title Fight Set
“While this plays out, the show must go on in our heavyweight division, so we will be crowning an interim World Champion between top contenders Anatoly Malykhin and Kirill Grishenko.