{"id":272738,"date":"2018-03-19T05:55:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272738"},"modified":"2018-03-19T06:36:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T13:36:43","slug":"even-after-crazy-comeback-win-paul-craig-worried-ufc-contract-wont-be-renewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paul-craig\/even-after-crazy-comeback-win-paul-craig-worried-ufc-contract-wont-be-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Even after crazy comeback win, Paul Craig worried UFC contract won&#8217;t be renewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday afternoon, on the undercard of the UFC&#8217;s return to London, England, Scottish light heavyweight Paul Craig authored one of the most insane comebacks ever, surging back after being dominated for 14 minutes and 59 seconds to submit his foe\u00a0Magomed Ankalaev with one second left in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>This bout marked the final obligation on Craig&#8217;s current UFC contract, and though his comeback win was truly incredible, he&#8217;s worried he won&#8217;t be offered a new contract, as he lost his two previous bouts in the Octagon rather decisively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really know if I\u2019ve done enough to get my contract renewed,\u201d Craig told the media in London (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/03\/ufc-london-paul-craig-joy-miracle-submission-concern-contract-situation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>). \u201cWe never know. The UFC have got this massive roster, and if I was Dana White and I was watching that, I\u2019d be like, \u2018Ah, mate. You\u2019re getting no contract. You can fight for somebody else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, Craig is happy to have gotten the win in London.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just kept thinking about my daughters and how much I\u2019ve taken from them, time with my family, to go into the gym and train. Freezing cold, raining, you name it, I\u2019m in that gym. It\u2019s a horrible existence. Fighting in the UFC is hard, and the people that suffer are your family. But you know what makes it wee bit better? We just got a win, and we just got a submission win. I\u2019m over the moon, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he does get re-signed by the UFC, Craig would be willing to make a quick turnaround and fight in Liverpool this May 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiverpool\u2019s just around the corner, [and] my face isn\u2019t too bad. I wasn\u2019t knocked out. I\u2019ve no injuries. Why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the UFC should renew Paul Craig&#8217;s contract after his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paul-craig\/mma-community-reacts-to-paul-craigs-insane-last-second-comeback-against-magomed-ankalaev\/\">insane comeback win<\/a> in London? Join the conversation in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/18\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday afternoon, on the undercard of the UFC&#8217;s return to London, England, Scottish light heavyweight Paul Craig authored one of the most insane comebacks ever, surging back after being dominated for 14 minutes and 59 seconds to submit his foe\u00a0Magomed Ankalaev with one second left in the fight. 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