5 biggest winners from UFC Fight Night: Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall
Last night’s UFC Fight Night saw the promotion visit London. Despite no title bout in the main event, the show turned out to be a stone-cold classic.
Nearly every fight on offer delivered above and beyond expectations, with many UFC stars seemingly producing some stunning performances. With many fighters looking to climb the rankings in their respective divisions following their exploits last night, there were a few big winners.
Therefore, for once, this list has been hard to narrow down. On that note, here are the five biggest winners from UFC Fight Night: Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall:
#5. Paul Craig – defeated Nikita Krylov in UFC light heavyweight bout
His fight ended up being shown as part of the preliminary bouts rather than on the main card. However, there's no disputing the notion that Paul Craig should be considered one of last night’s biggest winners.
‘Bearjew’ was faced with a tricky opponent in Nikita Krylov, who was ranked two spots above the Scotsman at #9 in the light heavyweight division. More importantly, on paper, it felt like ‘The Miner’ had the skills to push Craig, especially on the ground.
That wasn’t the case, though. Krylov did take Craig down but simply didn’t respect the Scotsman’s submission game enough as he fell victim to a slick triangle choke late in the first round.
Incredibly, ‘Bearjew’ is now on one of the best runs in the UFC light heavyweight division. He hasn’t lost a fight since his June 2019 defeat against Alonzo Menifield, putting together a record of 6-0-1.
When you also consider that he holds wins over Mauricio Rua and Jamahal Hill, it’s difficult not to consider Craig a bonafide contender for the UFC light heavyweight title. Based on some of his earlier showings, nobody would have seen that coming – making him one of last night’s biggest winners.