Tempers are beginning to flair between Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane (better known as “Reug Reug”) ahead of their ONE 169 heavyweight title encounter.
What started a peaceful faceoff at Wednesday’s pre-fight press conference in advance of Friday’s event, which takes place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, turned into a physical one between the combatants.
Reigning ONE Championship triple champ Malykhin (14-0) approached his opponent and stuck his hands out in a gun motion. That caused “Reug Reug” (6-1) to react by slapping the hand away, then the pair inched closer to each other.
They traded words, and Malykhin put his arm around the body of Malykhin, who did not like the aggressive move. The pair tangled and a group of security jumped in to tear them apart.
Check out the video above to see the entire exchange between Malykhin and “Reug Reug” at the ONE 169 press conference.
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: ONE 169 video: Anatoly Malykhin and ‘Reug Reug’ separated after physical faceoff
