33 Facts About Regian Eersel

Regian Eersel was born on 16 December 1992 and is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship.

Regian Eersel is the current ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion and current ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion.

Regian Eersel is one of the most accomplished champions in ONE Championship, holding multiple records including being the first person to defend belts in two sports, the only person to defend them multiple times, most title defenses in kickboxing, and the longest superseries reign.

Regian Eersel is ranked as the best welterweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and the second best by Beyond Kickboxing as of October 2022.

Regian Eersel has been continually ranked in Combat Press the top 10 since March 2019.

Regian Eersel holds notable victories over Nieky Holzken, Dmitry Menshikov, Sinsamut Klinmee, Arian Sadikovic, Mustapha Haida, Jamal Yusupov, Sergej Braun, Brad Riddell, Alexis Nicolas and Jo Nattawut.

Regian Eersel was born in Paramaribo, Suriname and moved to the Netherlands with his family when he was four years old.

Regian Eersel started taekwondo at the age of eight, and transitioned to rugby afterwards.

Regian Eersel's teammates gave it to him, as he never used the break time between the rounds to sit and regain breath.

In Baku, Azerbaijan, Regian Eersel took part in a K1-tournament, where he qualified for the finals.

Regian Eersel did not win the finals, but the hunger for more had started.

Regian Eersel made his Lion Fight debut against Jo Nattawut at Lion Fight 29 on May 27,2016.

Regian Eersel won the fight in the fifth round, with a head kick knockout.

Regian Eersel then fought Chen Yawei during Mix Fight Gala 20, on December 3,2016, winning the fight by a first round-knockout.

Regian Eersel made his first Lion Fight title defense against Dewitt Pratt at Lion Fight 34 on February 3,2017.

Regian Eersel won the fight by a knockout in the first round.

Regian Eersel beat Marco Pleschberger in the semi-finals by a second-round technical knockout, and Sergej Braun in the finals by a first-round knockout to capture the tournament title.

Regian Eersel made his second Lion Fight title defense against Matous Kohout at Lion Fight 38 on September 29,2017.

Regian Eersel made his ONE Championship debut against Brad Riddell at ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor in April 2018.

Regian Eersel won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.

Regian Eersel faced Anthony Njokuani at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness on February 22,2019.

Regian Eersel made his first title defense in an immediate rematch with Holzken at ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor on October 26,2019.

Regian Eersel won the fight by unanimous decision.

Regian Eersel was booked to make his second title defense against Mustapha Haida at ONE Championship: Unbreakable.

Regian Eersel was later scheduled to defend the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship against Islam Murtazaev at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury 3 on March 19,2021.

Regian Eersel defended his title against Islam Murtazaev at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3,2021.

Regian Eersel was scheduled to make his fourth ONE lightweight title defense against Arian Sadikovic at ONE 156 on April 8,2022.

Regian Eersel was awarded a $50,000 bonus for winning the fight.

Regian Eersel faced Sinsamut Klinmee for the inaugural ONE Muay Thai Lightweight World Championship at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 21,2022.

Regian Eersel made his first lightweight Muay Thai title defense in an immediate rematch with Sinsamut Klinmee at ONE Friday Fights 9 on March 17,2023.

Regian Eersel defend his Muay Thai title against Dmitry Menshikov at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 9,2023.

Regian Eersel faced Alexis Nicolas at ONE Fight Night 21 on April 6,2024, he lost his Kickboxing title via unanimous decision.

At the weigh-ins, Regian Eersel failed the hydration test and came in at 170.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the lightweight limit.