The main card fight involving Paul Craig and Andre Muniz grabbed eyeballs on the stacked card on UFC London on July 22 at The O2 Arena. While the main was stacked with mouth-watering fights, the two middleweights stood out. As the UFC caravan moved to London, instead of its safe base at UFC Apex, it opened its gates to the fans. The presence of fans, electrifying, and high-paced action made the event successful. But it was the Scottish fighter who stood on the fans’ expectations.

‘BearJew’ and ‘Sergipano’ squared off against each other in a bout that sent ripples through the 185 lbs division. The crowd favorite, Craig, had already got an impressive record with earlier victories over Jamahal Hill and Shogun Rua. However,  those victories had come in the light heavyweight category, but he was making his middleweight debut here. The fans, fighters, and pundits alike speculated how his new venture in middleweight would affect the division.

Both fighters targeted rising through the ranks, and more so the Brazilian fighter, who had to defend his ranking. However, it was Craig who emerged victorious via a spectacular knockout in round two.

What happened in the fight at the UFC London?

Both fighters gauged each other and tested each other’s resolve with leg kicks. The high kicks, spinning leg kicks, low kicks, and every kick from the playbook were on display. Muniz tried to mix in with jabs as he pushed forward. However, the 35-year-old responded with a head kick, which impacted his opponent. Muniz countered with another rear-heavy kick. Likewise, when Craig decided to land a front kick, Muniz caught it and took down Craig.

Craig committed a body lock in the second round and took down Muniz. But the 23-5 record holder caught him in a lock, as Craig figured a way out and gladly accepted to be in a position where his back was on the mat. However, the 16-6-1 record holder soon regretted it as Muniz head-butted him, and the referee had to interfere and separate the two. Following this, Craig again caught Muniz in a body lock and almost caught him in a lock on the mat. A beatdown followed as Craig landed huge and sharp elbows on Muniz. The 33-year-old appeared helpless, and the referee separated the two by calling off the fight as Muniz faced the complete brunt of Craig’s sharp elbows.

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Thus, Craig started his new journey in the middleweight division with a remarkable performance.

How did the fans react to the exciting knockout?

Craig’s splendid win has put the middleweight division on alert. Therefore,  there are some fans who believe that the champion Israel Adesanya might not escape the Craig train.

What do you think about this exciting fight at the UFC London? Let us know in the comments below.

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