Whereas ONE Championship heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar resolved his contract dispute with the promotion, an interim championship bout was set, and a title was claimed.
Anatoly Malykhin earned the ONE interim heavyweight strap by defeating Kirill Grishenko in February.
Now with a brand new contract in hand, the champ needs to show to the followers who the undisputed heavyweight kingpin really is. The issue nonetheless, is that Malykhin gained’t signal, no less than in response to Bhullar.
“I’ve traveled to over 30 nations across the🌍searching for the hardest heavyweights to check myself towards,” Bhullar wrote on Instagram. “A lifetime of arduous work, no shortcuts. That is me in Russia a few years in the past. Some good individuals over there. Humble. Arduous working. Respectful. That is proper across the time @anmalykhin received caught for sticking a needle in his a$$ attempting to cheat his solution to changing into a someone🐤 I do know Actual Russians. Actual Russians reside in Dagestan and battle for @eagles_.mma. Actual Russians don’t use their spouse to attempt to get fights. I signed a brand new contract in April. The battle has been moved twice since then. Now the third time we’ve accepted once more and he gained’t signal the paperwork.”
Bhullar gained the ONE heavyweight title in Could of 2021, defeating long-time champion and fellow former UFC fighter Brandon Vera. The battle was simply Bhullar’s second one with the promotion.
Malykhin is undefeated as knowledgeable, boasting an ideal document of 11-0.
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