MMA Junkie's 2024 Upset of the Year: 'Reug Reug' def. Anatoly Malykhin

Oumar Kane wasn’t given the credit or respect many other standouts or champions get when they transition from their respective combat sport to MMA. Fair or not, it didn’t matter in the end.

‘Reug Reug’ was one of the best in his own field prior to taking up MMA in late 2019. The Senegal-born fighter had an undefeated record of 16-0 in “lutte avec frappe”, a sand-arena wrestling style, and was built like The Hulk himself.

Yet, compared to Henry Cejudo, Bo Nickal, Rodolfo Vieira, and many other standout grapplers...