Anatoly Malykhin ONE 169: "Bro just lifted 1000+ pounds" - Fans in pure awe of Anatoly Malykhin's unreal physical strength ahead of ONE 169: Atlanta

Reigning three-division ONE MMA world champion Anatoly Malykhin has a unique way of preparing for his defense of the ONE heavyweight MMA world championship against Oumar Kane at ONE 169: Atlanta on Nov. 8 inside the State Farm Arena.

'Sladkiy', who also holds 52 pounds of ONE light heavyweight and middleweight MMA gold, showcased his terrifying strength by flipping around a large hay bale with ease, which ONE shared on Instagram:

Fans marveled at the Golden Team star's superhuman strength in the comments section:

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"No way bro just lifted 1000+ pounds like that."

"Bear mode."

"You guys don't realize how heavy those things are 😂 He is tossing some f'in weight right here!"

"The kinggg 👊🏽👑"

Screenshot of fans' comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram, screenshot]

Aung La N Sang expects Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane's world title clash to end in knockout

Former ONE middleweight and light heavyweight MMA king Aung La N Sang predicts that the ONE heavyweight MMA world championship bout between the reigning Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane at ONE 169: Atlanta will end up with someone getting knocked out.

In an interview with The AllStar, 'The Burmese Python' stated:

"I think someone's gonna get knocked out. They both have a lot of power, and they both have pretty good wrestling, too."

He added:

"'Reug Reug', I believe, is going to be a little bit bigger, right? Size-wise. But size doesn't mean everything as well, you know. Anatoly is always game. So I don't know, man. It's going to be a pretty even matchup as far as, like the skill set, the raw skill set goes, right?"

Watch ONE 169: Atlanta live inside the State Farm Arena on Nov. 8. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

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Karl turned into an MMA fan back in 2011 after watching Tito Ortiz defeat Ryan Bader via first-round submission at UFC 132. He has interviewed ONE world champions like Eduard Folayang, Joshua Pacio, Stamp Fairtex, and Tawanchai in his career so far.

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