Watch: Nico Carrillo reveals his Christmas wish, fans react

Scottish striker Nico Carrillo wants a title shot and shared it as his Christmas wish on social media, which had fight fans reacting.

'King of the North', now competing in the featherweight lane from bantamweight, wants to take his campaign in the 155-pound division to an even higher plane by vying for the featherweight gold currently in the possession of Thai superstar Tawanchai PK Saenchai.

Nico Carrillo took to Instagram and shared a photo of himself with the ONE Championship belt and expressed his wish to have a shot at championship glory.

He captioned his post with:

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"All I want for Christmas is the title fight 😆"

Fans picked up what Carrillo had said and shared their thoughts on it in the comments section.

"Vs Superbon or Shadow 🔥🔥🔥," one fan shared as possible preparation for a title shot as he referenced to the top contenders in the division in Superbon and Shadow Singha Mawynn.

Battle Superbon or Shadow first.

"Nico vs Haggerty!!!!" another suggested, pitting Carrillo against bantamweight kickboxing king Jonathan Haggerty in an all-European battle.

Haggerty-Carrillo marquee match

"That’s not a huge ask 😂," a user pointed out.

Not a stretch of a request.

"Tell Tawanchai to fight," a comment urged Carrillo to battle Tawanchai, who apparently injured his right leg in his last match.

Tell it to Tawanchai.

"Vs Nabil 2 If you manage to get revenge and beat Nabil, you'll immediately be a suitable contender for the championship," one fan expressed, alluding to ONE bantamweight Muay Thai world champion Nabil Anane.

Running it back against Nabil Anane.

"You are the next featherweight Muay Thai champion.🙌🔥," a user boldly proclaimed.

And new ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion?

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Nico Carrillo off to a great start in the featherweight division

Nico Carrillo long competed in the bantamweight division until it was already difficult for him to make weight, which affected his performance. He then moved up to featherweight, where he has gotten off to a great start and positioned himself to be a force to be reckoned with.

The 27-year-old Glasgow, Scotland native has had two featherweight matches so far in ONE Championship, which he won emphatically. The first was in April at ONE Fight Night 30, where he dominated veteran Thai fighter Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong on his way to a second-round knockout win. He remained potent with his striking in his last match in November at ONE Fight Night 37, steadily tearing down American Luke Lessei to a second-round TKO victory.

The back-to-back wins thrust him inside the top five featherweight contenders' list, placing at No. 4 currently.

In explaining his decision to move to featherweight from bantamweight, Nico Carrillo said he just felt that at this stage of his career, the 155-pound division suits him better, allowing him to produce great results.

Carrillo's last bantamweight match was in January, where he lost to Nabil Anane by TKO in the opening round for the interim Muay Thai world title.

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Edited by Saiyed Adeem Karim