A light heavyweight matchup is the latest addition to UFC London.
Paul Craig (12-4-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) will take on Ryan Spann (17-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC), UFC officials announced Thursday morning. The card, which does not yet have a main event, takes place at O2 Arena in London and is expected to either air on ESPN or stream on ESPN+.
Craig is coming off a split draw with former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua last month in Sao Paulo. Prior to that, he submitted Vinicius Moreira in the first round, scoring his third career “Performance of the Night” bonus. He will take on a Fortis MMA fighter for the third time, having split his other two meetings, a win over Kennedy Nzechukwu, followed by a loss to Alonzo Menifield.
Spann was previously scheduled to take on Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 247 in Houston, but the fight was canceled due to undisclosed reasons. He is coming off two straight finishes over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Devin Clark, as he looks to make it 4-0 in the UFC when he takes on Craig.
The current UFC London lineup includes:
- John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Darren Stewart vs. Marvin Vettori
- Tom Aspinall vs. Raphael Pessoa
- Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Molly McCann
- Marc Diakiese vs. Stevie Ray
- Paul Craig vs. Ryan Spann
