Developing UFC star Stevie Ray hopes 2016 are his year as he try to establish himself in an vying league on fighters

SCOTTISH fighter Stevie Ray considers 2016 as the most important length of his pushing career as far as he intention to fail into the upper echelons of UFC’s 155-pound division.

Ray offers found an incredible begin to his UFC career since learning his debut back in April 2015 for the Kirkcaldy fighter having earneded all of three on his fights thus deep, including one amazing first close to KO on Brazilian Leonardo Mafra at UFC Attack Night 72 in Glasgow final July.

Now with the other four-fight plan in the tote Stevie feels the time is actually right to originate making his upgrade both the rankings beneath one of the toughest parts in the UFC.

He expressed: “Both the UFC wanted me personally on the London card beneath February but I had meniscus tears beneath each knee which crucial surgery, so ruled me open. I am gutted to be able to lose out on the London occasion however the surgical treatment had to be done”.

Stevie is actually back in an gym taking some light exercising when part on his rehab and also is trying to get back inside the Octagon early.

He said: “I’m itching to be able to return in presently there and fight and also Rotterdam on Will 8 were perfect. Holland offers one long report in combat activities so as upon that greeting card would be amazing”.

In terms of possible next competition, Ray is beneath absolutely no hurry to be able to call anyone open and is actually ready to step beneath presently there with you. Stevie said: “I will allowed the UFC plan that they love me to attack next but definitely, in one attack or both, I will be looking for somebody in the top-15. I need to attack at least 3 times this year and also go 6-0 in the UFC and also work my personal off the ranking.

"My life offers changed as learning my debut however I really fell this is year that will determine just how my existence armed; if I give up two fights I would get cut considerably I need to earned conflicts and the other I win fights both the more cash I create for me. I need to give these people a decent way of life. I have left years of sacrifice to MMA and my desires are right now forthcoming true, cash prompts me once I have a fiancée and also a parents and also I want to bring them a bigger life.

"I want to suffered people and also beneath devastating mode, I want to win other $50,000 bonuses”.

And if Stevie is actually chasing both the heavy money conflicts then he is beneath the best paragraph to create that happen once Irish superstar and latest lightweight champion, Conor McGregor , has went off to light.

McGregor is scheduled to be able to fight light champion Rafael accomplishes Anjos for the brand on March 5 in Las Vegas however Stevie thinks it may but not go when designed for “The Notorious” someone.

He said: “Conor’s big satisfactory for the paragraph and also I think he is enough successfully at 155lbs however I do think dos Anjos may beat him or her. On the other hand, I also considered Aldo would beat him or her and look just how that demonstrated. This’s the attack game so anything at all can take place. This’s not usually successful fighters than earned; there's the chance on landing that one KO slap.

"But I’m so intending to see how he accomplishes at lightweight. I would jump at the opportunity to fight him or her and when I keep successful fights then this’s not above besides at some point afterwards. McGregor’s both the big cash fight in the UFC and also the man you would like to fight."