Nico Carrillo on adding 'another Thai legend' to his hit list: "Not many people can say they've done what I'm doing"

Nico Carrillo has reflected on the impressive ONE Championship resume he's established through four promotional fights.

On July 5, Carrillo returned to action for a pivotal ONE bantamweight Muay Thai matchup. Heading into ONE Fight Night 23, 'King of the North' held a promotional record of 3-0 due to knockout wins against Furkan Karabag, Muangthai PK Saenchai, and Nong-O Hama.

Carrillo's latest test was against No.4-ranked Saemapetch Fairtex. The hard-hitting Thai found slight success early on before suffering a similar fate to Carrillo's previous opponents, as the Scottish contender and division's top-ranked superstar emerged victorious at ONE Fight Night 23 with a second-round knockout.

During the post-event press conference, Carrillo was asked about the success he's achieved under the ONE banner thus far. The number one-ranked bantamweight Muay Thai fighter responded by saying:

"Another Thai legend added to the list. Not many people can say they've done what I'm doing."

ONE Fight Night 23 featured Nico Carrillo vs Saemapetch in the co-main event and Alibeg Rasulov vs Ok Rae Yoon in the main event.

North American viewers who missed the July 5 event can watch the replay on Amazon Prime Video.

Watch Carrillo's entire post-event press conference below:

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Nico Carrillo looks to make history by claiming ONE gold later this year

On September 6, ONE Championship returns to North America for ONE 168 inside the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.

The highly-anticipated event will be headlined by two-sport world champion Jonathan Haggerty defending his ONE bantamweight Muay Thai throne against ONE flyweight kickboxing king Superlek.

Although it's unconfirmed by ONE, the winner between Haggerty and Superlek is expected to fight top-ranked Nico Carrillo down the road.

It'll be intriguing to see who emerges victorious at ONE 168: Denver, as Carrillo has established an intriguing rivalry with Haggerty.

Before worrying about what's next, Haggerty can't overlook Superlek, who is coming off wins against Rodtang Jitmuangnon (Muay Thai), Takeru Segawa (kickboxing), and Kongthoranee Sor Sommai (Muay Thai).

Haggerty is also riding momentum after defeating Nong-O Hama (Muay Thai), Fabricio Andrade (kickboxing), and Felipe Lobo (Muay Thai).

Tickets for the must-see ONE 168: Denver event can be found here.