“There’s plenty of shifting components in that, shifting right down to middleweight – diet, teaching, all these methods we put into place.
“We had a chat with managers, with coaches, with nutritionists and we mentioned, ‘hear, it might be a good suggestion for this final push of Paul’s profession to be a lightweight heavyweight’.”
And he added: “I am unable to wait to return to my division and get a victory there. It must be about performances. You are not going to get a title shot by simply getting wins.
“It needs to be thrilling wins and that is what I am searching for on Saturday night time – I have to get a victory, however a Paul Craig victory. It must be one thing that will get folks to face up and realise that I am again within the mild heavyweight division.”
Craig, 37, says he’s “fairly pleased with what I’ve achieved within the UFC”.
“It has been an extended profession, I’ve had 20 fights within the UFC alone,” he informed BBC Scotland earlier than the following occasion in Atlanta, Georgia.
“Anyplace on this planet, not solely in Scottish excessive streets, it is wherever on this planet folks recognise me.”
