A lightweight heavyweight combat between No. 8 and No. 9 ranked fighters within the division is about for UFC London.
On Thursday, the promotion introduced that Paul Craig and Volkan Oezdemir are anticipated to share the Octagon on the upcoming Battle Night time occasion scheduled for July 23 on the O2 Area. Each Craig and Oezdemir have confirmed the combat on their respective social media accounts.
Craig returns to London 4 months after his ‘Efficiency of the Night time’ awarded submission over Nikita Krylov at UFC Battle Night time: Volkov vs. Aspinall this previous March. ‘Bearjew’ now boasts a four-fight win streak that features finishes of Gadzhimurad Antigulov, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua and Jamahal Hill. Although he initially requested a five-round contest with Anthony Smith to see who had the better jiu-jitsu, Craig now faces one other one-time title challenger in Oezdemir.
Oezdemir enters this combat off of losses to Jiří Procházka and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 251 and UFC 267, respectively. Since struggling his first-ever knockout loss to then-champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 220, ’No Time’ has struggled a bit and gone 2-4 over the previous 4 years. In that point, he has defeated Ilir Latifi by way of second-round knockout and Aleksandar Rakić by split decision.
UFC London is headlined by Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall, two heavyweight contenders vying for what might result in a championship alternative towards Francis Ngannou. Different featured fights embody Jack Hermansson vs. Darren Until, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Nikita Krylov and Muhammad Mokaev vs. Charles Johnson.
Keep tuned to Bloody Elbow for updates on the occasion as they develop into out there within the coming weeks.
