Stevie Ray With the volatile and fickle nature of professional MMA, careers can rise and fall in the blink of any eye. Just ask Scotland’s Stevie Ray . In the space of just two weeks, he went from seriously contemplating retirement to registering his first UFC victory. Lightweight Ray (17-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stepped in as a late replacement and made his promotional debut against Marcin Bandel (13-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on UFC Fight Night 64’s preliminary card in Krakow, Poland, earlier this month and earned a second-round TKO win . The victory brought an end to what had been a trying time for the 25-year-old, who had been left in professional purgatory due to the upheaval in the Cage Warriors promotion, which had been precipitated by the resignation of CEO Graham Boylan in February. Despite being the lightweight champion, Ray had little contact from his then-employers
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Before UFC deal, Cage Warriors champ Stevie Ray readied for retirement – at 24 – MMA Junkie