Light Heavyweight Finishers to Clash

               

               A pair of undefeated Light Heavyweights clash when 8-0 Paul Craig and 12-0 Luis Henrique da Silva meet in the FS-1 Prelims on Saturday December 17^th UFC on Fox 22 in Sacramento, Ca. #7 Page Van Zant and #11 Michelle Waterson headline the Main Card on Fox in a Women’s Strawweight showdown, but fans will be treated to a great stylistic match in the Main Event of the FS-1 broadcast. Both Scotland’s Craig and Brazil’s da Silva have finished each of their respective fights.

               

Paul Bearjew Craig is a Submission machine forcing the tap from seven of his, eight career, opponents, six in the First Round. His other win was an opening round TKO back in 2014. Craig has been to the second round just once in his Pro career and took only 0:48 before he cinched a fight halting Guillotine-Choke around the neck of Karl Moore at Bamma 22 (9/20/15). Craig is making his UFC debut and has not fought since a First Round (3:51) Triangle-Choke win over Marcin Lazarz in November, 2015. A decorated grappler with credits like: Abu Dhabi European World Champion, 5X Scottish BJJ champion and 5X British BJJ champion, Craig’s ground game is world class.

               

Luis Henrique da Silva’s striking game is his strong suit, finishing eleven of his twelve career stoppage wins by TKO/KO. Frankenstein earned his first Pro career Submission win in his last, a Second Round (4:43) Arm-Bar of Joachim Christensen at UFC Fight Night 96 (10/01/16). Fighting in his third UFC match of 2016 and fourth fight overall, da Silva also stopped Jonathan Wilson this year at UFC 199 with a Second Round (4:11) TKO. Like his opponent, da Silva has never been out of the Second Round, ending eight fights with opening frame TKO’s.

                What will prevail? The ground game of Bearjew or the Muay Thai striking of Frankenstein. If you haven’t yet be sure to join Mean Jean’s UFC Pick’em League at: http://bit.ly/2hOtHp5 and put your knowledge to the test.