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READ MORE: Drake places £1.9million bet on Paddy Pimblett and Meatball Molly's fights at UFC London The Meatball came out firing and in a bid to delight the crowd and did just that with a string of brutal connections that included her now trademark spinning back elbow.With Herb Dean calling off the bout inside the opening round the Meatball hailed the crowd for their support of female combat sports, which she says is unrivalled.Commentator Michael Bisping then asked McCann who she would like to fight next - but she insisted that it wasn't up to her - but the big Blue did jokingly say: "I won't let you down - I'm not Everton Football Club!" Who should Molly McCann fight next? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.Earlier on the night, Nicolas Dalby beat Claudio Silva by unanimous decision with Victoria Leonardo securing victory over Mandy Bohm by the same method.Up next was the Black Country Banger Jai Herbert, who took on Canadian Kyle Nelson and claimed a unanimous decision victory as did Muhammad Mokaev over Charles Johnson.The first stoppage of the night came at the hands of Jonathan Pearce who wore down Makwan Amirkhani to secure a second round finish before Nathaniel Wood got back to winning ways after a war with Charles Rosa.Fellow Brit Marc Diakiese then made it four in a row for the home favourites by seeing off the threat of Damir Hadzovic over three rounds at lightweight.

More than 1000 fans enjoyed fantastic footballing fun in the sun as Airdrie hosted a cavalcade of famous faces for a charity extravaganza in memory of a beloved Lanarkshire youngster.

Famous faces including stars of River City , Still Game and Britain's Got Talent will join footballing favourites at a charity extravaganza in memory of a beloved Lanarkshire youngster who sadly lost her brave battle with cancer.

Airdrie UFC star Paul Craig has stated top light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith is prepared to do battle with him.

UFC London.The Scotsman took some heavy punches in the early going but managed to lock in the triangle choke with just over one minute left in the opening round. Craig forced his Ukrainian opponent to tap out and secure a memorable win, taking his record to 8-1-4.According to the bookies, Craig was deemed to be the least likely Brit to emerge from UFC London on top - and the 34-year-old put in a stunning performance to defeat number nine-ranked Krylov. The powerful Ukrainian had the Scot flat on his back taking damaging shots to the head, but Craig took a win that boosts his chances of a title shot in the near future.On his way backstage, Craig was seen downing a pint handed to him from a fan, further endearing himself to the UFC faithful.

UFC London to secure a first-round rear-naked choke victory over Kazula Vargas. The Liverpudlian hero stepped into The O2 as a huge favourite following his debut win over Luigi Vendramini in September - but things didn't go to plan from the off.Opting to trade blows after only a few seconds had passed, The Baddy came off the worse and sunk to the canvas before getting to his feet and taking the initiative by securing a takeover of his own and working his body into position over the Mexican.Pimblett then got his arm in perfect position and forced Kazula Vargas to tap, dancing to the crowd before celebrating with his team and sending the crowd into raptures.

UFC victory with a stunning spinning back elbow knock out of Luana Carolina at London's The O2 Arena on Saturday evening.The charismatic Liverpudlian, who entered the octagon before training partner Paddy Pimblett, started strongly and almost finished her opponent on the feet before slowing in pace.Going into the third round, Meatball was looking for another way to finish her opponent and did just that with a sickening back elbow to earn the biggest cheer of the night.McCann told fans afterwards that she was on the main card for good reason, before thanking Dana White and BT Sport and then laughing and asking who was going to get her a drink.The 31-year-old's win came after Paul Craig's submission victory over Nikita Krylov as well as triumphs for Jack Shore and Muhammad Mokaev.McCann came into the fight on the back of a fresh four-fight UFC deal following her decision victory over Ji Yeon Kim in November, having lost her previous two outings.Who should Meatball fight next? Tell us in the comments sectionMeatball told Daily Star Sport earlier this month: "The motivation is to be the best in the world.

UFC, with huge fights, upsets and glory across both sexes and all weight categories.And 2022 promises to be no different, with a host of huge names already set to take to the Octagon.With new events constantly being worked on by the promotion, we expect more huge fights to be added to the calendar frequently.Championship fights like Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung (featherweight) and Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan (Bantamweight) promise fireworks.Meanwhile, huge name fights like Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje are expected to draw big crowds.Read on for the full list of UFC events confirmed by the promotion so far for 2022. Main card Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall - heavyweightArnold Allen vs Dan Hooker - featherweightPaddy Pimblett vs Kazula Vargas - lightweightShamil Abdurakhimov vs Sergei Pavlovich - heavyweightNikita Krylov vs Paul Craig - light heavyweightGunnar Nelson vs Takashi Sato - welterweight Prelims Jai Herbert vs Ilia Topuria - lightweightMuhammad Mokaev vs Cody Durden - flyweightMike Grundy vs Makwan Amirkhani - featherweightMolly McCann vs Luana Carolina - women’s flyweightJack Shore vs Timur Valiev - bantamweightCory McKenna vs Elise Reed - women’s strawweightNathaniel Wood vs Liudvik Sholinian - bantamweight Main card Curtis Blaydes vs Chris Daukaus - heavyweightJoanne Wood vs Alexa Grasso - women’s flyweightAskar Askarov vs Kai Kara-France - flyweightMatt Brown vs Bryan Barberena - welterweightIlir Latifi vs Aleksei Oleinik - heavyweight Prelims Nate Landwehr vs David Onama - featherweightJennifer Maia vs Manon Fiorot - women’s flyweightNeil Magny vs Max Griffin - welterweightMarc Diakiese vs Viacheslav Borschchev - lightweightTucker Lutz vs SeungWoo Choi - featherweightSara McCann vs Karol

Paul Craig says an enforced stay on the sidelines has been “horrible”, and hopes to get back to action in the new year.

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BT Sport’s Dream Dojo feature.Craig selected the iconic basketball star Jordan and his fellow Scotsman Alex Ferguson as two of his heroes.The 33-year-old believes Jordan’s mentality is unrivalled in sport and he pinpointed some similarities that he has with the American superstar.“Michael Jordan was the guy,” Craig said. “I know there is the whole debate with LeBron James about who is better, who has more medals or more rings.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

UFC 263 in Arizona this weekend after Deiveson Figueiredo's highly-anticipated rematch against Brandon Moreno. Those title showdowns will take place after a welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz, who famously conquered Conor McGregor in 2016 four years after a lightweight title challenge.That match-up will be the first non-title bout, other than a main event, in UFC history to take place over five scheduled rounds, with Edwards on course to force a title shot at Kamaru Usman.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionPaul’s scheduled bout with American light-heavyweight Jamahal Hill at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on March 20 was postponed after the withdrawal of his opponent.He had hoped to continue his recent winning streak after his triumph over Mauricio Rua, also in in Las Vegas, in November.Paul said: “College was a huge eye-opener for me. I never excelled academically in school and was apprehensive about starting this new chapter of higher education.“Upon reflection, I consider myself to have been arrogant towards my sport and my knowledge to begin with.

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Paul 'Bearjew' Craig joked about the 'oil check' from rival Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in his impressive win over the MMA legend. The Airdrie light-heavyweigh t earned a victory in the second round at UFC 255 in Las Vegas in a blockbuster rematch from their bout last year.

UFC star Paul ‘Bearjew’ Craig bagged his fifth Performance of the Night award and entered the UFC history books when he submitted former ACB world light heavyweight champion, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, via triangle choke at ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi recently. Bearjew’s impressive first round victory over former ACB world champion, Gadzhimurad Antigulov, gave the 32 year old a UFC record breaking third victory via triangle choke and marked his fifth win inside the Octagon by submission to tie with Glover Teixeira, Misha Cirkunov and the champion, Jon Jones, for most submission victories in light heavyweight division history.

Paul 'Bearjew' Craig hopes to be in the mix for the light-heavyweight title next year. The Scottish Hit Squad light fighter will take on Gadzhimurad Antigulov on UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this weekend.