Three-time ONE Championship champion Anatoly Malykhin will put one of his three belts on the line in the fall.
The promotion confirmed that Malykhin will defend his heavyweight title at ONE 169 against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane.
ONE 169 will take place on November 8 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Malykhin (14-0) has finished all of his professional opponents: 10 wins by knockout and four by submission.
He won his first title in February 2022, defeating Kirill Grishenko to claim the interim heavyweight championship, which he unified with his loss over Arjan Bhullar in June 2023.
Malykhin won the ONE light heavyweight championship with a first-round knockout over Reinier de Ridder in December 2022 and again defeated de Ridder to win the middleweight championship in March 2024.
Reug Reug (6-1) is on a three-fight winning streak, with his most recent victory coming over Marcus Almeida at ONE Fight Night 13 in August 2023.
Along with Malykhin’s heavyweight title defense, ONE 169 will feature a trilogy ONE Muay Thai featherweight title fight between Tawanchai PK Saenchai and Jo Nattawut.