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Rich Franklin: ‘Reug Reug’ has part of his game that could make good Anatoly Malykhin look bad

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:54:41 +0000

Friday’s ONE Championship heavyweight title fight has been expected to be a doozy for a while, and that was confirmed at the news conference. Tempers weren’t exactly kept in check when three-division champ Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane (aka “Reug Reug”) squared off for the ONE 169 heavyweight title main event. Malykhin (14-0) got a physical reaction from Kane (6-1) in their faceoff, and after a few more physical decisions they had to be separated. Former UFC middleweight champion and current ONE VP Rich Franklin thinks there’s reason to feel a buzz around the heavyweight headliner because Malykhin is back in the division and not down a weight class or two. “It’s been a while since we’ve had a heavyweight title match, particularly with Malykhin bouncing around and the different matches he did in the different weight classes,” Franklin told MMA Junkie Radio. “This is the first time we’ve had the king in that division back again (in a while), so this is a big deal.” Malykhin never has been out of the third round and has all 14 of his wins by finish, including two over former two-division champ Reinier de Ridder, who makes his UFC debut Saturday in the co-main event.

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Grappling star Kade Ruotolo finally figured out reason behind MMA pursuit

BAD MMA News — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:00:34 +0000

Kade Ruotolo quite frankly doesn’t need MMA. For someone raking in dough in the world of grappling, including a $1 million prize pocketed at 2024 ADCC World Championship, the drive clearly isn’t about the money. Initially, Ruotolo (1-0) couldn’t answer the question of “Why get punched in the head when you don’t have to?” It took him a little while to figure it out, but ahead of his second pro bout Nov

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Standout grappler Kade Ruotolo booked for second MMA fight, meets Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE 169

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:27:32 +0000

One of the world’s best grapplers will continue his MMA transition next month under the ONE Championship banner. Kade Ruotolo (1-0) will take on Ahmed Mujtaba (10-4) at lightweight at ONE 169, promotion officials told MMA Junkie. The event (Prime Video) takes place Nov. 8 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Standout grappler Kade Ruotolo booked for second MMA fight, meets Ahmed Mujtaba at ONE 169 – MMA Junkie