While his unbeaten Russian adversary holds a perfect 9-0 record in mixed martial arts competition, Amir Aliakbari’s most recent outing wasn’t so successful. The Iranian former Olympian suffered a shock knockout loss in his ONE debut last March, after a counter left hand from South Korean banger Kang Ji Won separated him from his senses.
Yet surprisingly enough, the controversial Amir Aliakbari, who spoke to ONE Championship recently, has not seemed to lose any confidence heading into his next matchup.
Known for his light-hearted sense of humor, Anatoly Malykhin laughed off Amir Aliakbari’s grandiose comments and unleashed a sarcastic response when he learned of what the Iranian said.
Bad blood between Amir Aliakbari and Anatoly Malykhin
Anatoly Malykhin ignited a bit of bad blood following Amir Aliakbari’s loss to Kang earlier this year, by uploading a video to Instagram which saw the Russian athlete laughing, giddy with excitement at the sight of Aliakbari being knocked out.
However, despite the video and his dismissal of Aliakbari’s comments, Malykhin insists that he is not underestimating his opponent.
It’s safe to say the two heavyweights just don’t like each other, plain and simple.
Amir Aliakbari, however, says he doesn’t like any of the heavyweights in ONE to be exact, and is more than confident he will barrel through the opposition on his way to a world title shot.
The bout between Amir Aliakbari and Anatoly Malykhin has been labeled a potential heavyweight title eliminator, with the winner of the bout likely to move on to challenge Arjan Bhullar for the ONE heavyweight world title.
ONE Championship: Revolution broadcasts live from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, September 24. Christian ‘The Warrior’ Lee defends his ONE lightweight world title against No.3-ranked lightweight Ok Rae Yoon in the main event.
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