"It's time for Nico" - Fans ready to see Nico Carrillo climb the world title ladder in ONE Championship
The fourth casualty of number one-rated ONE bantamweight Muay Thai contender Nico Carrillo was top five-ranked contender Saemapetch Fairtex, after Carrillo defeated him via second-round TKO in the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 23 last weekend.
Carrillo earned the respect of the home fans inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand when he obliterated Saemapetch with his powerful punches to record another stoppage victory.
Following the match, 'The King of the North' reiterated his case as the next challenger for the world title with his post-fight interview with Mitch Chilson inside the ring, and ONE Championship captioned the clip with:
"Nico Carrillo has his eyes on the main event of ONE 168: Denver 👀👑 @nicocarrillo_kotn"
This pursuit of gold by Carrillo was supported by fans, as users @wunaaaaana, @killianchamberlain, @monv_15, @weeddy420.2, @instacallagram1, and @chatchai_90 echoed his sentiment by commenting:
"👏👏👏👏it's time for Nico"
"Who else he got to knock out for a title shot 😂"
"Nico will steamroll [Jonathan] Haggerty."
"Kemon lad absolute animal 🙏 "
"Don't think anyone is beating him 🔥"
"Well deserved title shot🙌🙌"
Nico Carrillo will watch ONE 168: Denver card closely to know his next opponent
With seemingly an automatic berth for the 26-pound golden belt, Carrillo will be closely watching the upcoming ONE 168: Denver card on September 6, which will take place inside the Ball Arena in Denver, as it will determine his next opponent.
Jonathan Haggerty will be putting his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title against ONE flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9, and the winner is likely to face Carrillo next for his world championship defense.
North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch all the action from ONE Fight Night 23 via the free event replay.