Last September, UFC lightweight Stevie Ray announced his retirement from professional competition at the age of 30. At the time, “Braveheart” attributed his decision to lingering health issues.
Now 11 months removed from his former employers, the Scotsman is spilling more details. In a recent tell-all with BJPenn.com, Ray spoke in detail about his experience dealing with the UFC through his manager Ali Abdelaziz.
He’d apparently been hearing murmurs about the company’s supposed plan to unceremoniously release him from his active contract.
It was a weird situation, I won my fight in Singapore against Michael Johnson (in 2019) and I signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC.