Modestas Bukauskas doesn’t care if it’s faucet, snap, or nap.
A winner in seven of his final eight and sitting on a three-fight win streak, Bukauskas will look so as to add one other huge win to his resume on September 6 when he meets submission specialist Paul Craig at UFC Paris.
With a second-round submission victory over Marcin Prachnio and a first-round KO of Raffael Cerqueira, ‘The Baltic Gladiator’ has greater than confirmed his capacity to get the job completed each on his ft and on the mat.
So far as the place the end comes in opposition to Craig, Bukauskas doesn’t notably care, as long as it’s his hand that will get raised.
“He’s very harmful in lots of areas, however so am I,” Bukauskas instructed Calfkick Sports. “So, you already know, it’s trying to exploit the place he’s weak and implement the place I’m sturdy. After I’m going to be in there, I’m going to be in my movement state, you already know? I’m going to only be going and letting all the things go naturally, letting issues simply type of adapt inside the battle.”
“If the chance presents myself to land harm within the grappling or within the putting areas, then I’m going to take it. And I’m certain he’ll do the identical. In order that’s why it’s going to be a really thrilling matchup for the followers. I’ve labored on so many issues on this coaching camp. I really feel like I’ve positively leveled up and now it’s time to only put it out on present.”
Paul Craig could possibly be combating for his livelihood in opposition to Modestas Bukauskas
Whereas Bukauskas is trying to lengthen his win streak to 4, Craig finds his again in opposition to the wall following a trio of losses to Brendan Allen, Caio Borralho, and Bo Nickal.
In June, Craig fought to a no-contest in opposition to Rodolfo Bellato after ‘Bearjew’ delivered an illegal upkick within the closing second of the opening spherical.
If Craig doesn’t climb again into the win column at UFC Paris, that could possibly be all she wrote for his nine-year run contained in the Octagon.
