A retirement second doesn’t get a lot sweeter than what Stevie Ray pulled off at 2024 PFL Europe 4 – if that’s certainly what occurs.
In entrance of a hometown crowd in Glasgow, beloved Scottish fighter Ray (26-13) received in spectacular trend when he pulled off a modified model of the tornado, dubbed by the commentary workforce because the “Scottish Tornado,” in opposition to a befuddled Lewis Lengthy (20-8) on the 4:24 mark of Spherical 1 within the 150-pound catchweight bout at OVO Hydro.
Ray, who has pulled off a considerably comparable submission earlier than in opposition to former UFC champ Anthony Pettis below the PF banner in 2022, went to work from backside place and unexpectedly pressured Lengthy to faucet out.
Take a look at the replay of the spectacular end under (by way of X):
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THE SCOTTISH TWISTER RETURNS! 🏴
Stevie Ray stops Lewis Lengthy by way of submission in entrance of his household and his dwelling crowd! #PFLGlasgow | LIVE NOW ON DAZN pic.twitter.com/J5oxpXNQIq
— PFL Europe (@PFLEurope) September 28, 2024
After the combat, Ray relished the second however flip-flopped on the thought of this being his remaining combat. He stated it may very well be, nevertheless it’s arduous to stroll away understanding he can nonetheless make cash within the sport.
“It was imagined to be my final combat (however) to be trustworthy, I’m not one hundred pc positive,” Ray stated in his post-fight interview with Dan Hardy. “There’s so many ups and downs on this sport, so it’s powerful. However I really like this. When it will get to that time you’re like, ‘I’m not f*cking leaving.’ Possibly yet one more. I’ve not received a contract or something now. I’m technically a free agent. Clearly, I need to stick with PFL, however this is the reason I combat. For my household. I used to combat as a result of I adore it. I nonetheless do adore it, however the principle motive I combat now’s to supply for these 5 (members of the family) within the cage. They value some huge cash, so Donn Davis, Pete Murray, if you wish to see this once more, get the pockets out.”
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