Michael Bisping Fears for Paul Craig’s Health as ‘Bloody Elbow’ at UFC Paris Creates Record

The French crowd at UFC Paris really turned up the notch with their chants and reactions, making each fight feel important. Well, they got their money’s worth, as the fight between Paul Craig and Modestas Bukauskas saw an unusually rare ending to the fight. But unfortunately, the Scottish veteran found himself on the losing side yet again, and that too, with a nasty strike from ‘The Baltic Gladiator’, leaving Michael Bisping, who was commentating, concerned.

Remember the buzzer-beater win Max Holloway scored over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300? Well, something along the same lines happened at UFC Paris when Paul Craig fought Modestas Bukauskas. ‘Bearjew’ tried to lock in an armbar during the closing stages of the first round, but he failed to lock it in. Instead, Bukauskas found himself on top of Craig, and he immediately started hammering the veteran with nasty strikes.

As he kept on delivering a barrage of strikes, Paul Craig was trying to survive and see through the first round. But just at the time when the round ended, at 5 minutes and zero seconds, Modestas Bukauskas caught the 37-year-old with a nasty elbow, which left Craig “dazed” and “confused,” as per Michael Bisping. The referee took a second before he deemed the fight a knockout win, as Bukauskas earned his fourth win in a row. What was more interesting was the fact that UFC Paris saw a record being made for the second most finishes in a single UFC event, with 10.

Modestas Bukauskas with a HELLBOW to KO Paul Craig in the last second of the first-round #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/kO3q3Al0kN

— Steven Rae (@stevenrae_) September 6, 2025

Well, what do you have to say about the rare finish? Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.

(This is a developing story)

The post Michael Bisping Fears for Paul Craig’s Health as ‘Bloody Elbow’ at UFC Paris Creates Record appeared first on EssentiallySports.