By FCF Staff

ONE Championship has its first-ever champion from Africa, as Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane ended Anatoly Malykhin’s reign as the promotion’s MMA heavyweight champ on Friday.

“Reug Reug” battled his way to a split decision win over Malykhin in the main event, and in doing so, the Senegalese fighter moved his record to 7-1. Russia’s Malykhin, who still holds ONE’s middleweight and light-heavyweight titles, saw his record fall to 14-1.

Here are the complete results for ONE 169, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE 169: Malykhin vs. Reug Reug Complete Results

Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane def. Anatoly Malykhin via split decision to become the new ONE Heavyweight MMA World Champion

Rodtang Jitmuangnon def. Jacob Smith via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – catchweight of 135.50 pounds)

Jackie Buntan def. Anissa Meksen via unanimous decision to become the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion

Adriano Moraes def. Danny Kingad via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:14 in round two (MMA – flyweight)

Kongthoranee Sor Sommai def. Tagir Khalilov via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – catchweight of 139.25 pounds)

Kade Ruotolo def. Ahmed Mujtaba via submission (D’Arce choke) at 1:04 of round one (MMA – lightweight)

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Zhang Peimian via unanimous decision (Kickboxing – strawweight)

Marcus Almeida def. Amir Aliakbari via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:15 of round one (MMA – heavyweight)

Mohamed Younes Rabah def. Eddie Abasolo via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – featherweight)

Ayaka Miura def. Macarena Aragon via submission (scarf-hold Americana) at 2:20 of round one (MMA – atomweight)

Aliff Sor Dechapan def. Walter Goncalves via unanimous decision (Muay Thai – strawweight)

Performance Bonus Winners:

• Kade Ruotolo (US$50,000)
• Marcus Almeida (US$50,000)
• Ayaka Miura (US$50,000)