After several ups and downs in the UFC, Paul Craig has established himself in the ranked category in the UFC light heavyweight division. As of April 2024, Craig has been ranked in the top 15 middleweight fighters in the UFC. Now ‘Bearjew’ is going to face Caio Borralho at UFC 301 to maintain his ranked status.

Craig started his journey in the light heavyweight division and now fights in the middleweight division. With a record of 17 victories and 7 defeats ‘BearJew’s career in the promotion is going smoothly, however, let us divert from his career records and take a look at Craig’s origin and background. So without any further ado let’s get started.

What do we know about Paul Craig’s origin and background?

Born and brought up in Scotland Paul Craig spent most of his life in the streets of Airdrie. ‘BearJaw’ is one of the best fighters in his country and is expecting to bring a belt for Scotland. Craig’s coach took him from being a nobody in the realm of MMA to making him one of the best in the country, later in 2016 he joined the prestigious UFC for his career.

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As of now, there is no information about Craig’s parents as he likes to keep his life private, however, there was a rumor floating around his moniker ‘BearJew’, the MMA community thought Craig was a jew. People started asking questions about the meaning of his nickname and the relevance behind it but Craig mentioned in a podcast that he does not like to give the meaning behind his nickname. Long thing short, Paul Craige is not Jewish. Well, now that we know about Craig’s personal stories. Let’s have a look at how the Scottish native started fighting

How did Paul Craig start fighting?

Paul Craig had an amateur record of 8 victories and 0 losses and this induced the UFC to clinch him into the promotion. Under the promotion, ‘BearJew’ started his bouts in the light heavyweight division. Before transitioning to the middleweight division, Craig had some notable victories in the light heavyweight division which also included the former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill.

Paul Craig’s fighting story is a bit peculiar, according to him he started fighting accidentally. “I was dragged to a Jits class by a friend five years ago and found I was pretty good at holding half-naked sweaty guys to the ground. From there I started boxing a year later and had my first fight about that time, winning with a triangle choke,” said Craig in a conversation with the UFC.

‘BearJew’ Is 6-3-1 in his last 10 fights and his upcoming fight might decide his fate in the middleweight division as he is 1-1 in it. Nonetheless, what is your take on Paul Craig’s upcoming fight? State your thoughts in the comments below.