The Southpaw from Tile Hill goes into the ring at 7.10pm at the Birmingham NIA tonight on a big bill.
This is a fight that Bendall knows he must win as it could give him a re-match with Wayne Elcock or a crack at a WBO title.
"The pressure is on again and that is the way I like it," said Bendall to Matt Bozeat "I'm in the same position I was before the Smith fight - I know I have to win."I'm training hard and I'm convinced I'm going to have too much for McDermott. He hasn't mixed in the same class as me."
A Covsupport News Service will be at the fight and we'll have details of how Steve gets on shortly after the fight.