After splitting a pair of decisions against the man who has become his MMA nemesis, Stevie Ray wanted to put an exclamation point on a fight with Curt Warburton for once. With a second-round rear-naked choke finish, he did just that. Ray defended his lightweight title with the tapout win in the main event of Cage Warriors 73’s second main card on Saturday. The fight took place at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, and streamed live on MMAjunkie. Warburton clinched up right away in the first and looked to land elbows on the fence before going after a takedown. Ray tried to turn him around, but they stalemated in the tie-up
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Cage Warriors 73 results: Stevie Ray taps Warburton to defend title – MMA Junkie