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Ray Borg retires (again) after Bellator 295 weigh-in mishap and release

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:28:55 +0000

Former UFC title challenger Ray Borg has announced his retirement from fighting in the wake of his release from Bellator MMA. Borg, 29, wrote Friday on his personal Facebook page he will be “hanging it up” after his Bellator 295 bout vs. Kyoji Horiguchi was canceled due to weight-related issues. “Things did not go as planned this weekend and I will not be fighting,” Borg wrote. “I made promise to myself that if another incident like this ever happened I would retire.

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Ray Borg vs. Kyoji Horiguchi scrapped from Bellator 295, Hawaii’s Yancy Medeiros moved to main card

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:04:03 +0000

HONOLULU – Saturday’s second of back-to-back Bellator shows in Hawaii has lost a main card fight just hours before the official weigh-ins. The flyweight bout between Ray Borg (16-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has been canceled, Bellator officials announced Friday. Although the promotion doesn’t officially have a flyweight division, the bout was going to be fought at 125 pounds to open the main card at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Bellator officials did not announce a reason for the fight’s cancellation

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Ray Borg: Beating Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 295 will throw me right in the title mix

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:36:09 +0000

HONOLULU – Ray Borg expects to emerge as a title contender with a win over Kyoji Horiguchi . Borg (16-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) draws former champion Horiguchi (31-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) in a flyweight bout in his promotional debut at Saturday’s Bellator 295 event. The card takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu with the main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

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Ray Borg to make Bellator debut vs. Kyoji Horiguchi on April 22 in Hawaii

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:02:30 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi will welcome fellow UFC veteran Ray Borg to the Bellator cage. Former Bellator and Rizin FF bantamweight champion Horiguchi (31-5) faces Borg (16-5) in a flyweight bout April 22 at Bellator 295 in Honolulu. A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed the news Wednesday to MMA Junkie after an initial report from MMA Mania . ESPN first reported the possibility of the matchup in late February after Borg signed with the promotion. Horiguchi has split his past four appearances. After dropping back-to-back bouts to Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and grand prix finalist Patchy Mix, Horiguchi rebounded with a submission of Yuto Hokamura, followed by a unanimous decision against Hiromasa Ougikubo in his return to flyweight

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Former UFC title challenger Ray Borg signs multifight deal with Bellator

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:39:42 +0000

Former UFC flyweight title challenger Ray Borg has a new home. Tuesday, Bellator officially announced the signing of Borg (16-5) to an exclusive, multifight contract.

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Ray Borg wants his UFC job back: ‘Three straight wins, no hiccups or f*ck ups’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:29:59 +0000

Ray Borg thinks he’s done enough for an octagon return. Borg (16-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was released from the UFC in August 2020 after missing his second straight fight against Nathan Maness at UFC on ESPN+ 31. Since parting ways with the UFC, Borg has won three straight, including two under the Eagle FC banner against former UFC fighters Cody Gibson and Ricky Bandejas.

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Ray Borg ‘made a lot of mistakes’ in Eagle FC 46 win over Ricky Bandejas, not happy about it

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:05:17 +0000

MIAMI – For the first time since 2015, Ray Borg is on a three-fight winning streak, but he’s not feeling all that good about it. Borg, a former UFC flyweight title challenger, won his third consecutive bout Friday night when he earned a tough split decision against Ricky Bandejas on Friday at Eagle FC 46 from FLXcast Arena. Afterward, Borg (16-5) told MMA Junkie what disappointed him about the performance.

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Ricky Bandejas: Win over Ray Borg at Eagle FC 46 puts me right in title mix

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:51:03 +0000

MIAMI, Fla. – Ricky Bandejas is expecting big implications with a win over Ray Borg . Bandejas (15-6) meets former UFC title challenger Ray Borg (15-5) on Friday at Eagle FC 46 and sees Borg as the perfect name to help him kickstart a title run. “Yeah, absolutely,” Bandejas told MMA Junkie. “It’s his second fight with them, and he’s on a kill streak, I believe four fights in a row or something, so a win over him would definitely be good on the resume.” He continued, “Beat him and just keep climbing up the ranks until you get the belt.” Related Eagle FC 46 weigh-in results, video: Kevin Lee, Diego Sanchez make 165 pounds for main event Eagle FC 46 video: Diego Sanchez stays locked on Kevin Lee in first fight-week faceoff Bandejas, who fought top-level Bellator competition such as former champion Juan Archuleta, current champion Sergio Pettis, Patchy Mix, and James Gallagher, was disappointed with how his Bellator tenure came to an end . He found a new home at Eagle FC, and the 30-year-old is currently chasing the biggest paychecks

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Why Ray Borg isn’t focused on title ahead of Eagle FC 46 fight vs. Ricky Bandejas

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:32:35 +0000

MIAMI – For Ray Borg , the current goal is just to continue racking up wins. After a frustrating final stretch in the UFC that led to his departure , Borg (15-5) has won back-to-back fights, including a successful Eagle FC debut against fellow ex-UFC fighter Cody Gibson this past January. Borg will look to make it three consecutive wins in a quick turnaround fight against Ricky Bandejas on Friday at Eagle FC 46. Despite Bandejas (15-6) seeing title implications with a win in their bantamweight bout, Borg isn’t thinking about it. “I’m not really too focused on the belt,” Borg told MMA Junkie

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Ray Borg vs. Ricky Bandejas booked for Eagle FC 46

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:44:53 +0000

Ray Borg is making a quick return to the cage. The former UFC title challenger and now Eagle FC fighter has been given his next assignment. Borg (15-5) is set to take on Ricky Bandejas (15-6) on March 11 at Eagle FC 46 in Miami. Eagle FC founder Khabib Nurmagomedov announced the news on Friday

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