Alexis Nicolas needs nothing greater than to regain ONE Championship gold in his unofficial second dwelling in Bangkok.
The French famous person has an opportunity on the vacant ONE light-weight kickboxing world title when he takes on archrival Regian Eersel within the co-main occasion of the stacked ONE Battle Night time 30 card on Friday on the hallowed Lumpinee Stadium.
Nicolas has had three fights up to now in ONE Championship, all of which transpired within the iconic enviornment.
In an interview with Nick Atkin, Nicolas mentioned he could not be happier to have constructed his standing inside Muay Thai’s most revered venue.
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Alexis Nicolas mentioned:
“Yeah, after all. Lumpinee is like my dwelling now. I fought 4 occasions there already, so it’s loopy. I really like the followers, I really like everyone there, so I’m very completely satisfied.”
Nicolas made his ONE Championship debut in January 2024 with a technical masterpiece in opposition to Magomed Magomedov for the unanimous choice win.
That victory in the end led him to a shot at Regian Eersel’s ONE light-weight kickboxing world title, a strap he snatched from the erstwhile unstoppable Dutch-Surinamese famous person.
At ONE Battle Night time 21, Nicolas reached the top of the game when he beat Eersel by way of unanimous choice for the ONE light-weight kickboxing world title in his first important occasion within the promotion.
Nicolas, although, relinquished the throne again to Eersel of their rematch at ONE Battle Night time 25, simply six months after his inconceivable victory.
Nonetheless, Nicolas’ inspiring run in 2024 made him ONE Championship’s Breakout Star for the yr.
Nicolas now has an opportunity at revenge in opposition to Eersel, who additionally holds the ONE light-weight Muay Thai world title, and presumably shut the rivalry in opposition to ‘The Immortal’.
ONE Battle Night time 30 is accessible dwell and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the US and Canada.
Watch Nicolas’ complete interview beneath:
Alexis Nicolas displays on his world title defeat to Regian Eersel of their rematch
Alexis Nicolas believed he did not have the identical drive when he lastly sat on the throne of the light-weight kickboxing division.
In an interview with ONE Championship, Nicolas admitted that he did not have the starvation when he was nonetheless chasing the gold in his world title defeat to Regian Eersel at ONE Battle Night time 25.
“Going into the rematch because the defending champion, it was totally different for me. I didn’t get the identical fireplace in my coronary heart.”
