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Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

KHC 192 - Nico Carrillo

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Sports, Health & Fitness

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Nico Carrillo - ONE championship world champ, Scottish Muay Thai fighter. He is a WMO Welterweight World Champion and ISKA Muay Thai World 65kg Champion. Join us for a conversation about Nico’s journey from growing up without a father figure to discovering his passion for combat sports. He discusses his early fights, training experiences in Thailand versus more intentional modern methods, and his relentless drive to chase a lasting legacy in fighting while motivating others. Follow Nico: https://www.instagram.com/nicocarrillo_kotn/  Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes  Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/  Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com  Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Scotland, Football, and How Nico Got into Fighting 00:05:08 – No Male Role Models: Growing up Without a Father  00:10:40 – First Fights & Nico’s Trainer 00:14:54 – How Thailand Trains vs Training with Intention 00:18:46 – Nico’s Belt, Carrying the Rock, and Shooting at the Bow Rack 00:22:35 – Never Finished: Nico’s MMA Goals 00:30:05 – “Fighter Face”, Avoiding the Damage, and UFC Fights 00:34:10 – Talking Smack and Marketing in Fighting 00:38:20 – Muay Thai: Fighting for the Love of Fighting 00:45:25 – Contracts, New Fights, and Endorsements  00:49:30 – Dream Opponents & Training with UFC Fighters 00:53:06 – Ilia Topuria 00:55:16 – Chasing a Legacy and the Inner Drive to Motivate Others 00:59:44 – Training, Nutrition, and Why Nico is so Shredded 01:03:40 – For the Love of Running 01:06:35 – Most Painful Strike, Thai Clinch, and Broken Bones 01:13:57 – F**l, Marry, Kill: Running, Shooting a Bow, Wrestling 01:16:23 – How Ultra Running Prepares Nico for Fighting Mentally 01:20:46 – Balancing Fighting History & Artform with New Knowledge in Training and Recovery  01:27:31 – Be Intentional: Fuel, Water, and Electrolytes for Fights 01:36:46 – Your Body Adapts the Harder You Push it 01:40:24 – No Part Time Savages 01:43:59 – Training to be the Best Version of Yourself Thank you to our sponsors: Sig Sauer: https://www.sigsauer.com/ use code CAM10 for 10% off optics Grizzly Coolers: https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 10% your order Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off

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0:00.0

Every step I take I move my truth.

0:02.0

Every time they tell me stop I use.

0:04.0

Every comment hate that makes my feel, gather up my energy and boom.

0:08.0

I had them talking, saying the way that I move it's so reckless.

0:10.0

That is a part of my mind I've been blessed with.

0:12.0

Giving my blood so I am relentless.

0:14.0

This is a Keep Hammering Collective.

0:17.0

I'm with, now this is going to be kind of adventure,

0:20.0

Nico Carillo, no? Without the yo.

0:24.7

Nico Carrillo. Without the yo, just O, carillo. Nico, Carillo.

0:30.6

Nico, krillio. I don't know. I'm just going to say Nico. Well, you know what? For today, we're crelio.

0:39.5

Okay. All I know is you are badass at Muay. Did I say it right?

0:45.9

Moitai.

0:46.4

Moitai. Yeah, yeah. So that's how I know you. Just from like clips on Instagram,

0:52.9

you all I remember is like, oh, this oh this guy Nico he's shredded and he's

0:57.8

really good at fighting what else did I miss um yeah I think I think that's about that not there's not

1:06.3

much more going for me apart from that well yeah no you have you have a lot going we're going

1:12.5

we're going to talk about it but um what a great day you are Scottish yes probably maybe the

1:19.8

first Scottish person I've ever met well I'm happy for that Scotland yeah so it's like I've never

1:26.2

been there I don't know anything about anything.

1:29.4

Apart from the movie Braveheart.

1:30.8

Braveheart.

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