When the fight between Nathan Bendon and Nico Carillo was announced it created a real buzz in the UK Muay Thai scene. The last time I think we had an big domestic fight like this was when Liam Harrison and Charlie Peters faced off at the 02.

I personally think Nathan Bendon comes it as a heavy favourite, his performances on Dragons and on the last Super Showdown show have been clinical. He is extremely strong for his weight and the speed and power he brings to his Muay Thai fights are phenomenal.

Does that mean Nico Carillo has no chance. I think not, Nico seems to always come in as an underdog and he has consistently delivered. He was fancied against Mo Abdurahman but got the win, he wasn’t fancied against Jack Kennedy and got the win.

He seems to improve every fight. I interviewed him after his fight with Mo Abdurahman and got an insight into how he thinks. He changes up his game every fight and the way he adapts to his opponents is remarkable.

I know his coach has analysed Nathan Bendon and will come with a plan to cause an upset.

For me what makes fights so interesting is the questions that get asked. Nathan Bendon is the strongest opponent Nico Carillo has faced. Nico has been in a fights where he has been caught and had gotten himself into difficult situations. He has always found a way out but against someone like Nathan he will punish every opportunity he gets.

On the flip side to that, Nico has gone in against some real tough guys and he seemed to get stronger and more relaxed as the fight goes on. He has always managed to adapt in a fight and take control, if the fight goes beyond 2 rounds does it play in the hands of Nico Carillo.

Either way it’s going to be an epic fight.

Write down the date, 25th June, either get down for the show or watch it on PPV. Hopefully in the near future we can bring this show onto our platform.

I am interested to know what you think? Does Nathan Bendon beat Nico Carillo or will we see an upset caused?

Let me know down below.