ONE Fight Night 21

{{short description|Combat sport events in 2024}}

{{Infobox MMA event

|name=ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas

|image= ONE Fight Night 21.jpg

|image_size=

|promotion=ONE Championship

|date={{start date|2024|04|6}}

|venue=Lumpinee Boxing Stadium

|city=Bangkok, Thailand

|previousevent=ONE Friday Fights 58: Superbon vs. Grigorian 2

|followingevent=ONE Friday Fights 59: Yamin vs. Ouraghi

}}

ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on April 6, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.{{Cite web |last=Wheaton |first=Timothy |date=2024-03-05 |title=Regian Eersel to Defend Kickboxing Crown against Alexis Nicolas on Apr. 6 |url=https://combatpress.com/2024/03/regian-eersel-to-defend-kickboxing-crown-against-alexis-nicolas-on-apr-6/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Combat Press |language=en}}

Background

A ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion (also current ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion) Regian Eersel and Alexis Nicolas headlined the event.{{Cite web |last=Emmerink |first=Ron |date=2024-03-05 |title=BREAKING! Regian Eersel verdedigt ONE Championship titel op 6 april |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/nieuws/breaking-regian-eersel-verdedigt-one-championship-titel-tegen-bogdan-shumarov-op-6-april-2024 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Vechtsport Info |language=nl}}

A ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion Tye Ruotolo and Izaak Michell took place at the co-main event.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-06 |title=Regian Eersel and Tye Ruotolo to Defend World Titles at ONE Fight Night 21 on April 5 |url=https://www.onefc.com/news/regian-eersel-and-tye-ruotolo-defend-world-titles-at-one-fight-night-21-on-april-5/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |language=en-US}} The bout was originally scheduled at ONE 166 on March 1, but the bout moved at this event for unknown reason.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=ONE Championship drops title fights from Qatar card, adds regional talent |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3252629/one-championship-title-fights-dropped-qatar-card-local-talent-added-one-166-show |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

Results

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Fight card (Amazon Prime Video)}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Lightweight Kickboxing

|Alexis Nicolas

|def.

|Regian Eersel (c)

|Decision (unanimous)

|5

|3:00

|For the ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight Submission Grappling

|Tye Ruotolo (c)

|def.

|Izaak Michell

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|4:43

|For the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight Muay Thai

|Suablack Tor.Pran49

|def.

|Vladimir Kuzmin

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|3:00

|Kuzmin missed weight (146.5 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Heavyweight

|Ben Tynan

|vs.

|Duke Didier

|NC (overturned)

|1

|2:36

|Originally a TKO (punches) win for Tynan; overturned after he tested positive for banned substances.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-16 |title=ONE Championship's Ben Tynan serving 12-month ban for positive drugs test, source says

|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2903237/one-championships-ben-tynan-serving-12-month-ban-for-positive-drugs-test-source-says |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Bangkok Post |language=en}}

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight Muay Thai

|Denis Purić

|def.

|Jacob Smith

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Catchweight (180 lb) Submission Grappling

|Kade Ruotolo

|def.

|Francisco Lo

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|4:48

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Flyweight Kickboxing

|Dedduanglek Tded99

|def.

|Taiki Naito

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|3:00

|Dedduanglek missed weight (136 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Welterweight

|Hiroyuki Tetsuka

|def.

|Valmir da Silva

|Submission (north-south choke)

|2

|3:34

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Strawweight Muay Thai

|Songchainoi Kiatsongrit

|def.

|Nicolas Leite Silva

|Decision (unanimous)

|3

|5:00

|Originally a 116 pounds, but both fighters missed weight: Songchainoi (120.25 lb) and Leite Silva (125 lb).

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|Bantamweight

|Jeremy Pacatiw

|def.

|Wang Shuo

|Submission (rear-naked choke)

|1

|2:07

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|note=yes}}

{{Cite web |title=ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs. Nicolas

|url=https://www.onefc.com/events/onefightnight21/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts |date=12 December 2023 |language=en-US}}

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.{{Cite web |last=Pekios |first=Craig |date=2024-04-06 |title=ONE Fight Night 21: Eersel vs Nicolas - Who won the $50,000 bonuses? |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-fight-night-21-eersel-vs-nicolas-who-won-50-000-bonuses |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en}}

  • Performance of the Night: Tye Ruotolo, Kade Ruotolo and Ben Tynan

See also

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