In a January interview, UFC light heavyweight contender Paul Craig brought up the possibility of retiring at 35 years old. Here’s what the 34-year-old Scottish fighter said at the time:
“I made this kind of deal with myself that I’d like to get to 35. That’s my number and I’ve only got a year left on that. Last year was a nightmare with everything that happened.
“But I’m still kind of firm on that number of 35. I just don’t see the point of taking damage, for not being at my best.”
Craig, who turns 35 in November, notched his fourth straight UFC win on Saturday night when he submitted Nikita Krylov in the prelims of UFC London.