‘I Will Knock Him Out’ – Regian Eersel Aims To Keep Momentum Rolling In Rematch With George Jarvis
Regian “The Immortal” Eersel stopped George “G-Unit” Jarvis in just 84 seconds the last time they met. He expects a tougher fight this time, but he sees it ending the same way.
The reigning ONE Lightweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion defends his Muay Thai crown against the Englishman in a highly anticipated rematch in the main event of The Inner Circle 33 this Friday, October 2, live in Asia primetime via live.onefc.com from the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The first meeting between these two at ONE Fight Night 34 in August 2025 provided one of the year’s most emphatic championship statements. Jarvis arrived on a four-fight winning streak and with solid momentum. Eersel ended the conversation in less than 90 seconds.
Now Jarvis is back, this time with two more victories on his record, including wins over former title challengers Sinsamut “Aquaman” Klinmee and Rungrawee “Legatron” Sitsongpeenong. The champion’s demeanor heading into this rematch reflects the steadiness of a man who has been in this position many times before and knows exactly what it demands.
The two-sport king said:
“I’m feeling good. Preparation was good. Business as usual, another rematch for me. I can call it another day in the office. To tell you honestly, I didn’t seem to notice any difference in his last two fights. So, I’m kind of curious what he’s coming with, what he’s bringing on fight day.”
The 33-year-old Surinamese-Dutch star from Sityodtong Amsterdam has built one of the most dominant reigns in ONE history. He holds a 65-5 career striking record, a 14-1 ONE slate, and a 6-foot-2 frame that makes him one of the most physically imposing and technically complete strikers.
Eersel is not approaching this rematch with complacency. A champion who has navigated multiple defenses across two disciplines understands better than most that rematches carry a different energy.
He said:
“Yes, I expect a tougher fight because it’s a rematch for him, and I think he’s double motivated. He can fight for the belt again. He already had two fights — after our last fight, he won both of [his fights]. So I think he says he has a greater strategy now. So I expect a tougher fight, yes.”
“The Immortal’s” game plan for October 2 carries the hallmarks of someone who has refined his approach through years of high-stakes competition.
Pressure, precision, and patience through the early rounds before turning up the dial in the championship rounds is a formula that has delivered results consistently across his ONE career, and he sees no reason to deviate from it against Jarvis.
He said:
“The game plan is the same game plan as before. [I’m] putting the pressure on, being smart, making my points, hurting him a couple of times, demolishing him and, in the championship rounds, I’m putting up the pace, as I always do.
“Like I said before, in my mind, I have to fight five rounds, so it will be a five-round war. But I will not be surprised if I finish him earlier.”
Eersel Unbothered By Trash Talk, Focused Only On Task At Hand
Regian Eersel has studied the challenger’s recent performances closely and arrived at a picture of where the threats lie and where his own advantages are most pronounced.
George Jarvis is a pressure fighter in his own right, a 6-foot Englishman who loves coming forward and imposing his physicality on opponents. He shares some stylistic DNA with the champion himself, which makes the matchup interesting and physically demanding for both men.
But Eersel sees a specific psychological dimension at play in this rematch that works distinctly in his favor.
The 11-time ONE World Champion said:
“He’s also a pressure fighter like me, and he loves coming forward. And I go in as always thinking that I’m gonna fight five rounds. As I said before, when I can knock him out, I will knock him out, of course. I don’t expect it, but it’s in the back of my head.
“And I think his strength now is he’s studying me more, and he felt my power already. So he knows what he’s facing. But at the same time, that’s also his weakness. Because I think it’s also in the back of his head that I KO’d him, so he has to be extra careful.”
“G-Unit” has made much of the fact that he has knocked out Rungrawee Sitsongpeenong twice in Muay Thai matches, while Eersel required five rounds to defeat the same opponent in a kickboxing contest.
The circumstances behind that comparison, however, are ones the champion is perfectly willing to explain. The format difference between Muay Thai and kickboxing carries enormous practical implications when it comes to finishing power, and the preparation timeline behind Eersel’s kickboxing contest with Rungrawee is a detail that changes the entire picture.
He concluded:
“Everybody knows when you fight in small gloves, if you get one punch, it feels way different and it’s way harder than having a punch with 10-ounce [gloves]. That’s the first thing.
“Second thing, I had [four] weeks to prepare for Rungrawee. It was four weeks, exactly. So let him think that he can beat me. It’s only good for him to gain his self-confidence. And that’s also good for me, so that means he’s confident, and I can break it.”
