Ray Borg is a moderately successful fighter in professional mixed martial arts. Having previously shone in his native Arizona with promotions like King of the Cage and Legacy Fighting Championship, Borg moved boats in April 2014 to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fights in the flyweight division, the same division to which he belonged. in his two previous promotions. On UFC Fight Night 139, Ray Borg was ranked 5th in the UFC flyweight rankings. He was matched against Joseph Benavidez who ranks higher than him. Borg’s highest rank as of this writing is #3.
Ray Borg’s Family, Wife
Ray Borg may beat people for a living but he is a family man at heart. The professional MMA fighter is married to Amanda Bord (née Lovato) and together they are a lovely family. After a period of dating, Borg popped the question to Amanda, well… “Boxing” Day – December 26, 2015.
Boxing Day is of course a day when people open their Christmas box presents, but we can’t help but wonder if Borg chose the day in reference to the sports of boxing, which his wife also loves to do. Yup! You read that right, Ms. Amanda Borg is also a fighter. Now you know what attracted them to each other.
She is a mixed martial artist who took a break from her career to start a family with the love of her life. Standing at a height of 5 feet and weighing 110 pounds, Amanda Borg fought in the strawweight division.
As of this writing, she fought her last fight on May 14, 2016 at King of the Cage. Although Amanda left to start making babies with Ray, she still hopes to return to the ring and trains occasionally to keep herself in shape. Amanda Borg was born on April 28, 1991 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She attended Robertson High School and later Community New College (CNM) in the center. She has a brother named Ben Lovato.
The couple tied the knot on April 14, 2017. A year later, they showed up on their respective social media pages to wish each other happy birthdays and share photos from their big day. The first year of their marriage was not at all what the couple had hoped for due to the illness of their baby, but against all odds they managed to stay strong.
They welcomed their first child, a son named Anthony Borg, on March 27, 2018. However, a month after his arrival, his parents received the tragic news that a newborn had been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, which means, in layman’s terms, to have water in the brain.
In October 2018, the young boy had undergone four brain operations to treat his illness. Ray and his wife, Amanda, via social media, have guided their fans through all phases of their son’s illness. Amanda, in particular, is now involved in raising awareness about this terrible disease. To help pay his son’s medical bills, Ray Borg started selling t-shirts online.
Other Facts About the MMA Star
• Ray Borg was born Raymond Anthony Borg on August 4, 1993 in Tucson, Arizona. He is of Mexican descent.
• Borg is nicknamed the Tazmexican devil.
• He turned pro in 2012 and after fighting in the King of the Cage and Legacy Championship, he made his UFC debut against Dustin Ortiz on April 19, 2014.
• Borg recorded his first UFC victory in a fight against newcomer Shane Howell.
• He won his first fight by unanimous decision on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73 against Geane Herrera.
• Ray Borg was involved in a situation with ConorMcGregor on April 5, 2017. Conor, in an effort to tackle would-be opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov, pushed a cart through a shuttle window but ended up leaving fragments of glass in Borg’s eyes. As a result, Borg was unable to fight in his next fight, scheduled for April 7.
• Borg pulled out of his fight against Brandon Moreno on May 19, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 129 to be there for his son who was undergoing brain surgery.
• Ray Borg is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. Its reach is 65 inches and its leg reaches 35 inches.