Malykhin entered One 166 as the challenge of the MMA champion, MMA weight Middleweight Reinier de Ridder. Earlier, he used to defeat the “Dutch knight” in the first half when playing in Light Heavyweight. This match has the same results, and Malykhin does not need to last until the 5th half.
Compared to Malykhin, De Ridder may be better. Theoretically, that will help Dutch boxers have the advantage of striking, especially in the winning attacks. But Malykhin is the better attacker. He constantly had accurate and enemy attacks into the corner of the cage.
In the face of the attack with Malykhin, De Ridder had to switch to Grappling, which was his forte. But in this battlefield, Malykhin is also the one who performs better with the struggles in the upper position. Right in the first half, De Ridder was tired of constantly hitting.
De Ridder only survived the first 2 rounds. In the third half, after an effort to make a failed lock, he had to receive a kick on his lap. Dutch boxers were very painful after winning the blow and could not stand up. The referee immediately recognized a TKO victory for Malykhin.
Earlier, when the two fighters were in the war, Malykhin seemed to have a trick when performing the knee on the pillow quite lightly on the opponent. But the referee did not identify that it was an error. The victory over De Ridder has helped Malykhin become the first 3 -weight champion of the world MMA.