Overview

• Reinier de Ridder, former two-division ONE world champion, seeks redemption in a rematch against Anatoly Malykhin, who previously defeated him.
• Anatoly Malykhin, aiming to become the first simultaneous three-division world champion in ONE history, is getting leaner to meet the middleweight limit.
• De Ridder acknowledges underestimating Malykhin's power in their first encounter and is determined to retain his middleweight MMA throne.
• Malykhin's weight cut is on track, with the fighter needing to shed fifteen more pounds nearly a month before the fight.
• The fight will be broadcast live from the Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar, on March 1, available via global pay-per-view.