Anatoly Malykhin deems Oumar Kane “easy work” ahead of ONE 169 [Video]

Back at his natural weight, three-division ONE MMA World Champion Anatoly Malykhin is oozing confidence ahead of ONE 169.  

“Sladkiy” defends his heavyweight MMA crown against “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane this Friday, November 8, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. Despite the tension between the two at Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference, Malykhin was all smiles. 

The Russian has paid attention to Kane’s rise in ONE Championship. He’s seen the Senegalese develop over the course of his recent three-fight winning streak. But Malykhin is not impressed by his overall attributes.  

“This guy is very powerful. Good power. Good balance. But [he’s] very, very slow. Not good cardio,” Malykhin said. 

Malykhin has dominated the heavyweight realm since his arrival three years ago. He’s risen to 14-0, making light work of every foe including former two-weight MMA king Reinier De Ridder, former heavyweight ruler Arjan Bhullar, and Amir Aliakbari.  

And when he was asked to size up Kane, Malykhin revealed that doesn’t view …