Anatoliy Malykhin, ONE FC interim heavyweight champion, will fight the league's light heavyweight champion Reinier de Ridder. The fight will take place on December 3 at ONE tournament in the Philippines.
Malykhin, 34, last fought at ONE Championship - Bad Blood in February, 2022, knocking out Kirill Grishenko in the second round. He has 10 wins and no losses under his belt.
De Ridder, 32, defeated Vitaly Bigdash by submission (reverse triangle choke) in the first round at the One 159 tournament this June. He has 16 wins and no losses under his belt.