What if the Senegalese who first practiced simple wrestling had a slight advantage over their Mma opponents? In any case, seeing the way Reug Reug beat the Russian Malykhin, we are tempted to answer in the affirmative. Moreover, in his post-fight remarks, Reug Reug confirms having relied heavily on such a strategy: “I am a wrestler and I knew that I could bring Malykhin to the ground whenever I wanted. I give thanks to God and I thank all my staff…”
Clearly, the “ground fight” was one of the winning strategies of the child from Thiaroye. Which in fact makes Senegalese wrestlers want to try their luck in Mma.
“I knew I was going to become world champion, it’s my time now…”
Looking back on his coronation, the world champion explains that Malykhin was not the toughest opponent of his career. The Thiaroyois revealed that his most difficult fight was against the Brazilian Marcus Almeida Buchecha.
“Malykhin is a good guy, but I was convinced that I would win. I knew I was going to become world champion (…) you have the new generation in front of you and it’s my time now,” he declared, as if to issue a warning to his next opponents.
By putting an end to Anatoly Malykhin’s invincibility, the Senegalese wrestler sees the future big, promising to jealously guard his new title of world heavyweight champion!
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