MMA star Bhullar sizes up next opponent Malykhin

SINGAPORE: Reigning ONE Heavyweight World champion Arjan Bhullar watched closely as undefeated Russian banger Anatoly Malykhin took care of business at the recently-concluded ONE: Revolution, knocking out Iranian star Amir Aliakbari in the first round.

Arjan shared his thoughts on the fight, praising Malykhin while taking a further dig at Aliakbari. "You know what, (Anatoly) Malykhin is a real athlete who is dedicated to his craft. Amir [Aliakbari] is an Instagram star who likes to talk. So it was cool to see them compete and it went down the way it did," Bhullar said in a recent interview with South China Morning Post.

"Maybe Amir should start talking less and [start] training more' It's ok to talk, but you have got to back it up. That's a couple in a row now. He better get to work, otherwise, it won't be looking good for him."

Malykhin's victory and impressive performance earned him the next shot at Bhullar's heavyweight belt, and the two are expected to meet in the Circle by the end of the year or early next.

Bhullar revealed he has already begun to study Malykhin's style and has discovered some chinks in his game.

"I see weaknesses in the grappling and in the stand-up, to be honest. We've sat down as a team, studied his fights in ONE, before ONE, all of that," Bhullar said. IANS

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