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ONE lightweight Muay Thai world champion and former lightweight kickboxing world champion Regian Eersel thinks he has plenty more tasks he'll need to work on until he can call himself the best kickboxer on the planet.
While some may prefer to sprint their way toward greatness, Regian Eersel prefers to lay it brick by brick, as he told the South China Morning Post (SCMP) recently:
"I don't see myself as [the greatest of] all time, but I'm getting there. And I build my legacy step by step by step. So, I hope my next fight will be Muay Thai. And I just enjoy the journey."
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'The Immortal' is one of the finest strikers of this generation across both disciplines. The Sityodtong Amsterdam man has left his mark in ONE Championship, where he enjoys a near-perfect 12-1 record with iconic wins over Alexis Nicolas, Nieky Holzken, Sinsamut Klinmee, and Dmitry Menshikov.
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Watch his full interview here:
Eersel's comments come just days after he made it back-to-back wins on the global stage against French standout Alexis Nicolas in Bangkok, Thailand.
'The Immortal' took home a majority decision win over the Parisian native, but he wasn't eligible to reclaim the ONE lightweight kickboxing world title he lost on the scale due to his error with weight and hydration during the official weigh-in day for ONE Fight Night 30.
Regian Eersel is content to let the haters hate
Of course, haters were quick to critic the ONE world champion for losing his belt on the scales. But Regian Eersel knows there's no smooth journey on his way to greatness.
The 32-year-old is happy to take each ordeal as a lesson, and he admits their comments only served as fuel for this fight, and it will continue to ignite him to become better and better in the future.
In the same interview with SCMP, he added:
"Like the song said, I was coming up with a Surinamese song, let the haters hate. It only motivates me. So keep coming with the hate."
Fight fans in the United States and Canada can relive all the action from another epic night inside the Lumpinee Stadium via replay for free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.
