Paul Craig and Jamahal Hill set to clash on March 20th
Paul Craig and Jamahal Hill are set to clash at the UFC Fight Night event, which at this moment of time – currently does not have a publicly announced location or venue.
Craig (14-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) is currently on the most successful win streak of his UFC career. Since starting off his UFC career at 3-4, Craig has gone 3-0-1 in his most recent four outings. He most recently competed at UFC 255 in November, when he finished Mauricio Rua by submission – when the Brazilian native tapped to his punches. Paul ‘Bearjew’ Craig was shooting for a fight with former light-heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith for his next bout, instead he will be fighting a surging contender.
Hill (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is perfect since becoming a professional MMA fighter. A Dana White’s Contender Series contract winner, Hill has made easy work of his opponents since being in the UFC. After debuting for the promotion earlier last year. He followed up a unanimous decision win over Darko Stosic with a knockout of Klidson Abreu back in May. However, after testing positive for marijuana metabolites, the win was overturned to a no contest. Most recently, Hill finished long-time light heavyweight contender Ovince Saint Preux via strikes – he finally got ranked because of it and now sits at No. 15.
UFC Fight Night on March 20 line-up now looks like:
Derek Brunson vs. Kevin Holland
Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill
Cheyanne Buys vs. Kay Hansen
Julia Avila vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Max Griffin vs. Song Kenan
Gustavo Lopez vs. Adrian Yanez
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Trevin Giles
