Nico Carrillo claims his insane work ethic is the real deal: “I am the hardest worker”

First-ranked ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world title challenger 'King of the North' Nico Carrillo of the United Kingdom is confident there's not a fighter on earth who can outwork him.

The 25-year-old Scottish fighter says his work ethic is second to none, and he says he's not exaggerating.

Speaking to the South China Morning Post in a recent interview, Carrillo how he's such a hard worker, which has led him to great success in ONE Championship.

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'King of the North' said:

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"It’s cliched bullshit about being the hardest worker, but I am the hardest worker. Every athlete who goes in knows that. I would stay in the gym even when I’m not in fight camp. I’m running mountains in Scotland, I'm running ultra marathons. 50-meter races, I’m running them."

Carrillo is coming off a second-round technical knockout victory over no.4-ranked Saemapetch Fairtex. The two locked horns at ONE Fight Night 23 on Prime Video last week, and 'King of the North' sent his Thai counterpart to the canvas three times to score the emphatic finish.

Fans in the United States and Canada can catch a replay of ONE Fight Night 23 absolutely free and on-demand via Amazon Prime Video.

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Nico Carrillo confident he will become ONE world champion soon: "You’re looking at your new bantamweight king"

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'King of the North' Nico Carrillo has known for a long time that he was destined to become ONE world champion, and now with his latest victory over Saemapetch Fairtex at ONE Fight Night 23 in the books, he is primed to step in for a shot at the gold.

He told South China Morning Post:

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"I said that when I fought Furkan. I said you’re looking at your new bantamweight king. I said I was this, I said I was that. All they had to do was put me on the Prime cards. I showed the rest of the world what I am, everything I said I am. I’m an authentic person. I don’t change off-mic, or on-mic that’s on. I’m just all that I am."

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