The ONE Fight Night 21 card features seven fights, including two title fights, and will be headlined by Dutch stand-up specialist Regian Eersel.
Aircel, who holds the ONE Championship Lightweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai titles, will bet on the latter when he faces Alexis Nicholas in the main event on April 6 at Lumphini Stadium in Bangkok.
French fighter Nicolas will be given a title shot in his promotional debut at the event, which will be broadcast live in North America on Prime Video.
In the co-main event, submission grappling gold is on the line, with American Ty Ruotolo defending his welterweight strap against Australia's Isaac Michel. The bout was originally booked for ONE 166 in Qatar earlier this month.
Also in the submission grappling action is Ruotolo's twin brother, Cade, who will face Brazilian Francisco Roo in a catchweight contest set at 180 pounds (81.6 kilograms).
The most recent addition to the card is the atomweight division. Japan's Ayaka Miura (13 wins, 5 losses, 0 losses, 1 draw) will face Malaysia's Jihin Razuan (9 wins, 4 losses), who is ranked fifth in the rankings, aiming to break into the top five for the first time in this division. Become.
The number of fighters from Japan has increased markedly since ONE Championship signed a broadcast deal with Japanese streaming service U-Next, with welterweight Hiroyuki Tezuka (13-4) competing in Brazil. They will aim for five consecutive wins. Valmir da Silva (9-3).
The other MMA bout on the card pits China's Wang Shuo (16-7) against the Philippines' Jeremy Pacatiu (12-5) in a bantamweight bout. Both players will be playing in a game for the first time since 2022 after long absences.
The final bout on the card will be contested under Muay Thai rules, with England's Jacob Smith facing off against Bosnia's Dennis Pritch in a third-round flyweight bout.
More matches may be added in the coming days. Charismatic Canadian heavyweight Ben Tynan recently announced that he will fight in April, although the identity of his opponent is not yet known.
ONE Fight Night 21 (MMA unless otherwise specified): Regian Eersel (c) v Alexis Nicolas (kickboxing – lightweight title); Ty Ruotolo (c) v Isaac Michel (submission grappling – welterweight title fight); Cade Ruotolo vs. Francisco Rho (submission grappling) Ring – Catchweight); Jacob Smith vs. Dennis Pulic (Muay Thai – Flyweight). Hiroyuki Tezuka vs. Valmir da Silva (welterweight). Jeremy Pacatiu vs Wang Shuo (bantamweight). Jihin Razuan vs. Ayaka Miura (atomweight).
