ONE Championship 156: Eersel says being lightweight kick-boxing champ now feels ‘normal’ but says ‘nobody is unbeatable’
- Eersel will look for fourth defence of lightweight kick-boxing title against Arian Sadikovic at ONE Championship 156 this Friday in Singapore
- Surinamese-Dutchman calls challenger ‘a good fighter’ but promises ‘I will beat him’
Regian Eersel is getting used to life at the top of the food chain.
The Surinamese-Dutchman has held ONE Championship’s lightweight kick-boxing title since 2019, and has defended it three times since, with decision wins over Nieky Holzken, Mustapha Haida and Islam Murtazaev. His win-streak dates back even further than that, spanning 18 fights over six years.
After so much success, it should come as no surprise that winning is beginning to feel commonplace to him.
“For me it feels almost normal,” Eersel said during a press call this week. “It’s six years that I’ve been unbeaten. It feels good. I enjoy it.”
While Eersel has grown comfortable on the throne, do not mistake his comfort for complacency. This Friday, in the main event of ONE Championship 156, the 29-year-old will look to defend his title for the fourth time at the expense of Germany’s Arian Sadikovic.
The champion views the German as a very tough challenge.