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The 31-year-old Lithuanian will lock horns with Paul Craig in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 258, the promotion announced Monday. UFC Paris takes place on Sept. 6 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France and is headlined by a middleweight duel pitting Nassourdine Imavov against Paul Craig.
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Bukauskas has won his last three fights and five of his last six Octagon appearances overall. “The Baltic Gladiator” has kicked off his 2025 campaign with a first-round knockout of Raffael Cerqueira at UFC Seattle and a split-decision victory against Ion Cutelaba at UFC 315.
After a brief stint at middleweight, Craig returned to 205 pounds at UFC Atlanta, where his matchup with Rodolfo Bellato ended in a no contest at the 4:59 mark of Round 1 when the Scot landed an illegal upkick on his opponent. “Bearjew” is winless in his last four outings dating back to November 2023, but his overall resume includes victories over the likes of Magomed Ankalaev, Mauricio Rua, Jamahal Hill and Nikita Krylov.
The Baltic Gladiator takes on Bearjew 😤 #UFCParis
🇱🇹 Modestas Bukauskas vs Paul Craig 🏴 pic.twitter.com/LGVSsdCHR0
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 7, 2025
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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