Ricky Rainey is an American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2011, Rainey has previously competed for Bellator and in the UFC's Welterweight division.
On April 11, 2014, Rainey made his debut for Bellator against Andy Murad at Bellator 116. He won the fight in the first round via TKO.
Rainey faced Muslim Salikhov on April 14, 2018 at UFC on Fox 29, replacing Abdul Razak Alhassan who was removed from the card due to injury.[8][9] He lost the fight via knockout in round two.
Rainey faced Tim Means on November 30, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale.[11] He lost the fight via a technical knockout in round one
Rainey was released by UFC on July 2019