According to the announcement from ONE Championship, Reinier de Ridder and Anatoly Malykhin will be rematched in Qatar in 2024. Their destination is the One 166 event. Both will compete for MMA Championship Mma Weighing Middleweight, when the tournament decides to restart the interrupted event series in 2023.
The current professional MMA competition of Reinier de Ridder is 17 matches, including 16 victories and 1 defeat. The only one who defeated him was Anatoly Malykhin. It was the match that took place in the Light Heavyweight weight class, where Malykhin won convincingly to deprive the opponent's championship.
Compared to De Ridder, Malykhin has a better performance, with 13 wins. The Russian boxer also owns many advantages, when he can play in many different weight classes. After winning the Heavyweight Light belt, he conquered the Heavyweight belt into the personal achievement table.
ONE 166 event of One Championship was set on March 1 at Lusail Sports Arena, Qatar. This is a match closer to De Ridder's weight class, so he can take advantage of the opportunity to reverse the results last time. While Malykhin has a comprehensive fight, De Ridder is more about things.
Besides the match of Reinier de Ridder and Anatoly Malykhin, One 166 is announced that there will be many other attractive matches. Jarred Brooks protects the strapweight MMA championship before Joshua Pacio. Amir Aliakbari encountered the former MMA championship Heavyweight, Arjan Bhullar, who had just lost to Malykhin.