“I do not need to assume any fighter is on the lookout for a simple means out on this sport. We’re all fighters, we’re all within the UFC – the head of of our careers – and we’re trying to placed on performances. However I can see the place persons are taking a look at it and assume it appears to be like a bit floppish, like he is possibly taking a dive.”
Craig admitted it was “uncooked in the intervening time” however didn’t need to assume that is likely to be the case.
“I used to be within the impartial nook, I used to be trying over and I used to be seeing him sort of flop like he was attempting to wrestle the referee and he was in a daze, however after I spoke to him, he appeared fairly compos mentis and he was like, ‘I do not know what occurred’,” he added.
“You recognize what, it is my fault as a lot as it’s his fault. We should not be trying to persecute him if he is taking taken the knee – it was an unlawful transfer.”
To make issues worse for Craig, he had moved again up a weight hoping to place a three-loss streak behind him in what was the ultimate struggle of his present UFC contract.
“I am now in the most effective form I’ve ever been in,” he mentioned. “I used to be desirous to make a stamp in that division and say, hey, I’m again.
“I’ve obtained to take positives from it. I felt good in there and I used to be transferring effectively. I used to be touchdown my photographs and my shot choice was excellent.
“However, within the warmth of the second, I assumed he was standing up, so I throw my axe kick, trying to land a heavy upkick to his face.”
Craig identified {that a} no-contest was at the very least not as dangerous as one other defeat and is hopeful of a rematch with Bellato.
If not, he’s keen to go up in opposition to “any light-heavyweight the UFC affords” and believes he might even repeat his 2018 win over present champion Magomed Ankalaev if given the prospect.
