Paul Craig Drops to Middleweight, Meets Andre Muniz at UFC London on July 22

Paul Craig will move to 185 pounds and face Andre Muniz at UFC Fight Night 224.

Super Lutas was first to report the booking. UFC Fight Night 224 takes place at the O2 Arena in London on July 22 and is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura.

After going unbeaten in five Octagon appearances from September 2019 to March 2022, Craig is coming off back-to-back light heavyweight defeats against Volkan Oezdemir and Johnny Walker. The Scot known as “Bearjew” is 8-6-1 during his UFC tenure with notable victories over the likes of Jamahal Hill, Nikita Krylov, Mauricio Rua and Magomed Ankalaev.

Muniz, meanwhile, had a nine-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing at UFC Fight Night 220, where he suffered a third-round submission loss to Brendan Allen. The Brazilian’s resume includes Octagon triumphs over the likes of Uriah Hall, Eryk Anders and Ronaldo Souza.