Paul Craig introduced his retirement from combined martial arts following a knockout loss to Modestas Bukauskas on the principle card at UFC Paris.
The favored Scottish fighter signed a brand new contract with the UFC earlier this 12 months, however the loss to Bukauskas was his sixth previously three years, and he determined it could be his final.
Craig, who turns 38 in November, was coming off a no-contest in a June bout with Rodolfo Bellato in his return to the light-heavyweight division after a four-fight run at 185 kilos that resulted in consecutive losses to Brendan Allen, Caio Borralho and Bo Nickal.
He solely had one win in his previous eight appearances general, however he retires with a handful of signature wins over championship-level fighters.
Craig debuted within the UFC in 2016 as a submission specialist. He ends his professional MMA profession with a document of 17-10-1 and one no-contest.
He did his greatest work within the 205-pound division, incomes stoppage wins over former champions Jamahal Hill and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and to this point, he’s the one fighter to defeat present champion Magomed Ankalaev.
