UFC Light Heavyweight Paul Craig has spoken about the controversial end of his last fight against Rodolfo Bellato.
As we know, Paul Craig is an absolute warrior. He has been in the UFC for a long time and although he has had many low points, he has also achieved many incredible victories, especially for Shogun Rua, Jamahal Hill and the current light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev.
In his last outing, however, Paul Craig fought against a NO match against Rodolfo Bellato after an illegal Upkick led to the statement that Bellato could not continue. It was a strange end to a strange fight, and it seems that both men do their best to continue with the whole thing.
In one Recent interviewAlthough Paul Craig openly spoke about the incident.
Paul Craig discusses Rodolfo Bellato fight
“At the moment in my head I had hit him while he moved to an illegal, he was in a legal position before he went to an illegal position. So for me it is the same as your opponent is on the floor, you have him in turtle and you hit him and you happen to come in the back of the head because he moves.
“And for me, while you see me standing up and I argue for the referee, he was in transition because at that time the difference in that two points or one point could be. And I try to say that this was one – I tried to kick in deliberately, but not as a downstairs opponent, who would be an illegal movement and then result in a DQ.
“So when I get up and I argue for the referee and I walk away, I am not aware of what is happening in the back. I look at Dominic Cruz and I give him the thumb up or the thumb down and he gives me the thumb down. If that is a man you will trust to call it the right way. He is a very good commentator and martial artist.
“So he tells me:” Listen, you don’t get it. ‘So I walk away and I look at the screen and I can see the Upkick and I am so of:’ That’s fine.
“And then I hear this commotion behind me and I look behind me and I see him waving the ground and I am like:” Oh my God, this is … “As a hunter, you don’t want to go further than the unnecessary damage … It was just a strange situation and it resulted in getting a competition.”
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