Ray Borg (born August 4, 1993), is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions.
A professional MMA competitor until 2023, Borg is best known for his 12–fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he competed primarily in the Flyweight division.
[3] After a successful career in United States, with an undefeated 6–0 mixed martial arts record, it was revealed in April 2014, that Borg had signed with the UFC.
[14] Borg won the one sided fight via submission in the third round, earning him his second consecutive Performance of the Night award.
[15][16] Borg faced promotional newcomer Geane Herrera on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73.
According to multiple sources, Borg has been battling an illness this week and was deemed unfit to fight by UFC doctors.
[33] Borg was expected to face Brandon Moreno on April 7, 2018, at UFC 223, but was removed from the card after being injured by glass from a bus window that was smashed by Conor McGregor and his entourage.
[34][35] The pairing was left intact and quickly rescheduled and was expected to take place on May 19, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 129.
[36] However, in late April, Borg withdrew from the bout to take care of his child who was recovering from brain surgery.
[39] Borg was expected to face Pingyuan Liu in a bantamweight bout on March 30, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 2.
[41] In turn, Phillips was removed from the card on March 25 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by Casey Kenney.
[46] Borg faced Rogério Bontorin on February 15, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2.
The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Borg forfeited 20% of his purse and he was not eligible for any post-fight bonus awards.
[51] Borg was scheduled to face Merab Dvalishvili on June 13, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo.
However, Borg withdrew from the event for personal reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Gustavo Lopez.
[64] Borg was scheduled to make his promotional debut moving down to Flyweight to face Kyoji Horiguchi on April 22, 2023, at Bellator 295.