JAKARTA - MMA star Stevie Ray jokes that he needs to learn to talk rough from Conor McGregor. The goal is to become a moneymaker who is also a lot like the Irish fighter.
Ray had just qualified for the last four of the Professional Fighters League, where it left him just two wins away from the $1 million prize check. Ray is in this position after defeating former UFC champion Anthony Pettis last July.
The Scottish man was known to be quiet. When he spoke, he did so in a gentle manner.
Ray said he could have made a victory welcome with a slightly rude speech like McGregor. However, the humble athlete admitted that he was afraid of sounding too rash.
For that, he refrained from stealing attention through the microphone. "Sometimes I'm a little too humble after my fights," Ray said.
"I'm always grateful to my family, my friends and yes, sometimes I think I just need to say what's on my mind."
"Sometimes in my mind who I want to call, what I want to say but I always worry if it goes wrong, or maybe I sound arrogant," he continued.
He added: "Maybe I just need to let go a little more and say how I feel."
In the PFL event, Ray's journey did not go smoothly at the beginning. He was previously beaten by Alex Martinez in the opening match, but he managed to make a breakthrough by defeating Pettis in the second round of his second fight and is now setting foot in the semifinals.
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