{"id":346847,"date":"2020-04-10T11:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=346847"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:15:53","slug":"ray-borg-reacts-to-ufc-249-fight-cancelation-sends-message-to-his-doubters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ray-borg-reacts-to-ufc-249-fight-cancelation-sends-message-to-his-doubters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Borg reacts to UFC 249 fight cancelation, sends message to his doubters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Borg is one of many fighters who expected to compete at UFC 249, but will now have to make other plans.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, UFC President Dana White announced to ESPN that, despite his very best efforts, UFC 249 has been canceled due to difficulties associated with the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Twitter on Thursday evening, Borg reacted to the news of UFC 249&#8217;s cancelation and sent a message to fans who doubted he&#8217;d make weight for his planned bantamweight fight with Marlon Vera (to remind, Borg has missed weight on several occasions previously).<\/p>\n<p>See what Borg had to say below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> for going threw hell and back to make this event happen, also thanks to my man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliAbdelaziz00?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AliAbdelaziz00<\/a> for always providing me with opportunities to provide for my family. &#x1f64f;&#x1f3fc; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yCadoNTQ3E\">pic.twitter.com\/yCadoNTQ3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tazmexufc\/status\/1248405509733896197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was ready to take the risk to support my family and give the fans at home something to watch,&#8221; Borg wrote. &#8220;They could have made me stay in California quarantined after the fight and I wouldn&#8217;t have cared as long as my family was taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to pay an ophthalmologist extra to give me an eye exam under the table for this event and was about to drive three hours for medicals,&#8221; Borg continued. &#8220;We all have mouths to feed and I can&#8217;t thank Dana enough for giving myself and the other fighters on this card the opportunity to step up and let me provide for our families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To all the turds who didn&#8217;t think I was going to make weight,&#8221; Borg concluded. &#8220;I was only a few days out from 135 [pounds].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of these comments from Ray Borg? 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