Two fights into his UFC career, Scotland’s Stevie Ray has already endured two of the more stressful, challenging situations a fighter can experience when preparing to step into the Octagon and fight on the biggest stage in the sport.
For his debut effort, the 25-year-old lightweight accepted a bout with Marcin Bandel on less than two weeks’ notice, walking into the Polish competitor’s backyard and walking out with a second-round technical knockout victory.
Three months later in his sophomore outing, Ray played the role of hometown favorite, stepping into the cage with Leonardo Mafra in front of a partisan crowd in Glasgow.