"The champ is back" - Fans revel at Regian Eersel's successful return to his throne against Alexis Nicolas in Bangkok

ONE Championship fans are celebrating ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion Regian Eersel's return to the top of the 170-pound kickboxing division. He did so by dethroning Alexis Nicolas at ONE Fight Night 25 last Friday, Oct. 4, inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The world's largest martial arts promotion shared highlights of Eersel's hard-fought unanimous decision victory over 'Barboza' on Instagram:

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Fans praised Eersel's return to two-sport world champ status in the comments section:

"The champ is back 🔥🔥🔥"

"Eersel head movement is insane 🔥"

"Eers[e]l is different in the fight."

"Bro came hungry for his belt back!"

"I watched your fight @koolhydraat with great pleasure, and I'm thrilled to see him reclaim his title. What an incredible performance — true warrior spirit and a real battle of professionals. Well done! My congratulations to both fighters, and a special, sincere congratulations to Eersel! Outstanding work all around."

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Regian Eersel wants to defend lightweight Muay Thai crown in next fight

With Regian Eersel having exacted his revenge against Alexis Nicolas for winning the ONE lightweight kickboxing world championship from him this past April, 'The Immortal' is prepared to defend the 170-pound Muay Thai crown in his next bout.

Speaking with Mitch Chilson in the post-fight interview, the Sityodtong Amsterdam product stated:

"I want to enjoy this victory, and I think after this, I want to defend my Muay Thai belt first. But let's see what ONE offers me. I'm always ready."

Eersel's most recent defense of the lightweight Muay Thai crown happened in June 2023 against Dmitry Menshikov, whom the Surinamese-Dutch star knocked out in less than a minute.