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Craig ready to rumble in Vegas

Paul Craig aims to hit the jackpot at UFC 209 in Las Vegas on Saturday.

March 1, 2017 10:38
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The Scottish light-heavyweight made his debut in December when he submitted Henrique da Silva in the second round at UFC Fight Night.

That win earned him the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus and extended his professional MMA record to nine successive win.

Now Craig - who calls himself Bear Jew, a reference from the film Inglorious Basterds, but he is not actually Jewish - is ready for his pay-per-view debut against undefeated Australian Tyson Pedro in Nevada this weekend.

He said: “I said after my last fight I wanted to get matched again as soon as possible and UFC209 is a card we really wanted on.