ONE 169 was headlined by a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight between ONE Championship three-division titleholder Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane.

Originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, ONE 169 featured a total of three title fights, with the match between Malykhin and Kane headlining .

ONE 169 Live Results & Highlights – Malykhin vs. Kane, Rodtang vs. Smith 2

Malykhin entered the night looking to secure his first ONE Championship title defense and add to his unbeaten record, while Kane was hoping to capture ONE Championship gold and win his fourth straight MMA fight after also scoring a first round in his kickboxing debut. in July.

“Reug Reug” was a strong underdog heading into the biggest fight of his career, but in the first round the Senegalese wrestler managed to bring the champion to the mat and eventually forced referee Herb Dean to issue a yellow card to Malykhin for grabbing the ring rope.

“Spartak” threw a clinch to start the second frame, and in a round of intense wrestling, it was Kane who received a stern warning from the referee for putting his fingers in Malykhin’s glove.

The two heavyweights opened the third round exchanging massive punches, and when Malykhin forced “Reug Reug” into the corner, it allowed the champion to land big shots that, surprisingly, seemed to have little effect on the challenger.

The fourth and fifth rounds saw both men alternate between wild exchanges of strikes and unsuccessful takedown attempts, and after a hard-fought 25 minutes, it was Kane who won the heavyweight title by split decision.

Rodtang outclasses Jacob Smith in Muay Thai rematch at ONE 169

The heavyweight title fight capped an action-packed ONE 169 card that saw Rodtang pick up her second win over Jacob Smith after Jackie Buntan won the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing title, and the event also featured big submission wins from Adriano Moraes, Marcus Buchecha. , and Kade Ruotolo.

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