Hailing from Scotland and training at Dinky Ninjas, Judo black belt Steve "Braveheart" Ray has been dominant on the Scottish circuit. Presenting a professional MMA record of 11-3-0 and with the On Top Welterweight title under his belt, Ray drops in weight for BAMMA 11 to take a shot at the new BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight title belt. Dale ‘The Hurricane” Hardiman steps into the BAMMA cage with a professional record of 9-3-0. The Luton fighter earned a string of 1st round submission wins before debuting at BAMMA on BAMMA 7 where he defeated Scott Jansen via Rear Naked Choke in the 2nd round. Hardiman returned for BAMMA 10 to victor over Antanas Jazbutis by unanimous decision and now comes off the back of a KO victory against Israeli Ido Pariente.
Steve Ray said:
“I'm feeling really motivated for this fight as it is a huge opportunity for me fighting for this title. I always put in 100% to my training and this will be no different as I know Dale is a tough fighter. I have recently moved my training base and have joined the new Dinky Ninja gym which has UK stand-outs like Graham Turner, Martin Delaney and James Doolan, so they will be working me hard for this camp. I moved down to Lightweight a few fights ago and feel really strong at that weight. I will be looking to finish the fight at any opportunity. I have various Submission wins on my record and love to knock guys out!
“My only message for Dale is: I respect you as a fighter but I am not coming down from Scotland to leave empty handed. I am preparing for a war so, I hope you are.”
BAMMA’s Head of Talent Relations, Jude Samuel, said:
“I'm thrilled that two fighters with the skill and calibre that Dale and Ray have will be representing as England and Scotland collide in a battle for the very first BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight title. I expect this fight to be an epic skills showdown between two dynamic athletes who show real mastery of their trade."
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BAMMA 11 FIGHT CARD
with more fights to be announced
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
LINTON VASSELL VS. JASON JONES
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
TBA VS. ALEX REID
BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
WARREN KEE VS. TOM BREESE
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
ANTH TAYLOR VS. MAX NUNES
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
JAMES DOOLAN VS. SPENCER HEWITT
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
RICHIE DOWNES VS. JEREMY PETLEY
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
MARC ALLEN VS DYSON ROBERTS
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
CHRIS DOUGLAS VS. YANNICK BAHATI
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
NATHAN GREYSON VS. BRIAN CREIGTON
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
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