While George “G-Unit” Jarvis has worked his entire life for this moment, Regian “The Immortal” Eersel sees only an opportunity to remind everyone why experience trumps ambition in the world’s largest martial arts orgnization.
The 32-year-old Dutch-Surinamese athlete will defend his ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Championship for the third time when he faces Jarvis at ONE Fight Night 34 on Prime Video, which airs live in U.S. primetime on Friday, August 1, from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The bout headlines a stacked card, with the most decorated striker in ONE Championship history looking to extend his reign against a hungry challenger making his World Title debut.
“The Immortal” has made his intentions crystal clear ahead of the lightweight Muay Thai showdown. While he respects Jarvis’ journey to this moment, Eersel believes the Englishman’s inexperience at the championship level will be his downfall when the pressure mounts in the later rounds.
Eersel said:
“He’s never faced someone like me, but that’s also the same for me. I never fought someone like him. But you will know why I’m still the champion. That’s why I said there’s levels to this game.”
The psychological warfare is already underway, with Eersel identifying what he believes will be the turning point in their encounter. Having dominated the striking arts for over nine years without a Muay Thai loss, the 6-foot-2 champion understands how to break opponents when the lights burn brightest and the stakes reach their peak.
Eersel’s game plan centers on exploiting what he sees as Jarvis’ biggest weakness – conditioning. With the challenger having only competed in three-round contests during his ONE Championship tenure, “The Immortal” plans to weaponize the fourth and fifth cantos.
He said:
“Mentally, maybe he’s not ready for the five rounds. He only fought three rounds in ONE Championship. So in the championship rounds, I think he will break. But you never know. I’m gonna see how bad he wants it. I’m just gonna let him feel my energy and pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure.”
Eersel Thrives In Lumpinee’s Electric Atmosphere
The hallowed grounds of Lumpinee Stadium create an atmosphere unlike anywhere else in combat sports, where the roar of passionate fans can either elevate a fighter to greatness or crush their spirit under the weight of expectation.
For Regian Eersel, the intimate setting of Bangkok’s most iconic venue provides the perfect stage to demonstrate his World Championship pedigree. The defending king thrives on the energy that radiates from every corner of the historic arena, using the crowd’s passion as fuel for his relentless pressure.
Eersel said:
“Sometimes when the fans go crazy, I cannot hear them, because the people [at Lumpinee Stadium] are very close, almost sitting close by the ring. But most of the time I can hear my trainers. It’s like they have the joystick in their hands, and I’m the player.”
The connection between fighter and audience at Lumpinee creates a unique dynamic that separates true champions from pretenders. Eersel has learned to harness this energy, transforming even hostile crowds into motivation for his trademark high-volume assault.
Rather than being intimidated by the proximity of fans who might favor his opponent, “The Immortal” feeds off their energy. His ability to thrive under pressure has been a hallmark of his decorated career, and he expects the Lumpinee atmosphere to work in his favor once again.
He said:
“It’s exciting. It seems like the fans are like sitting next to the ring when you are fighting there. So it hypes you up as a fighter, it gives you motivation, especially if the fans are screaming for your opponent. It gives me motivation to do more and to do extra.”
