Scotland’s Paul Craig is about to face Modestas Bukauskas on 6 September at UFC Paris.
The sunshine-heavyweight bout might be on the undercard of French fighter Nassourdine Imavov’s middleweight showdown with Caio Borralho.
Craig will proceed within the UFC after signing a brand new contract with the blended martial arts (MMA) promotion.
The 37-year-old made his promotional debut in 2016 however has gained simply one in all his previous seven fights.
Craig’s final bout in June was declared a no-contest as a result of he illegally up-kicked Rodolfo Bellato within the first spherical.
However after that combat was initially postponed after which prematurely minimize brief, Craig might be given one other alternative to get again within the win column.
Lithuania fighter Bukauskas is on a three-fight successful streak and relies in England.
The 31-year-old has 18 wins in 24 fights and only one loss since 2022 – a knockout defeat by Vitor Petrino in 2023.
Craig is staying at light-heavyweight after a stint at middleweight and has 17 wins in 28 bouts.
The Airdrie fighter has some eye-catching wins on his file, together with to present light-heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev in 2018.
Eire’s Shauna Bannon and English flyweight Kennedy Freeman are also in action in Paris.
