A quartet of martial artists each took home an extra US$50,000 thanks to their highlight-reel finishes at ONE Fight Night 11: Eersel vs. Menshikov on Prime Video, which took place on June 9 at the historic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Four Superstars Earn US$50,000 Performance Bonuses At ONE Fight Night 11
Regian Eersel, Superbon, Ilya Freymanov, and Kwon Won Il all took home extra cash for their big wins.
ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong awarded bonuses to #4-ranked bantamweight MMA contender Kwon Won Il, former featherweight kickboxing king Superbon Singha Mawynn, #3 featherweight MMA contender Ilya Freymanov, and two-sport king Regian Eersel, who retained his ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Title in the main event.
Eersel hardly broke a sweat as he took out red-hot challenger Dmitry Menshikov.
The Surinamese superstar – who hasn’t lost in seven years and now owns a 22-bout winning streak – put together a gorgeous three-strike combination to send the Russian down after just 46 seconds, securing his second consecutive knockout.
Freymanov needed just over two minutes to finish Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg and earn a cool US$50,000.
After surviving an early knockdown, the 27-year-old stormed back with a ruthless striking attack, dropping the Mongolian with a thunderous knee.
The Russian didn’t take his foot off the gas pedal and swarmed his foe on the mat before sinking in a beautiful rear-naked choke.
Thai hero Superbon made the home fans proud with an unforgettable head kick knockout of #5-ranked featherweight kickboxer Tayfun Ozcan.
The former divisional king and current #1 contender was in top form, controlling the distance and picking apart his foe before landing a devastating left kick in the second round that left Ozcan flat on the mat.
Kwon scored the evening’s first performance bonus with a brutal knockout of #5-ranked bantamweight contender Artem Belakh.
“Pretty Boy’s” trademark boxing was on point from the opening bell, but the finish came in the second frame with a crispy one-two combination that put the Russian on the canvas.
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From there, the South Korean followed his foe with a flurry of savage strikes to prompt the stoppage and add to his impressive highlight reel.
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