Ricardo Ramos will enter the Octagon on Saturday night, but it’s no longer what he was hoping for. His expectation? Fight popular bantamweight Sergio Pettis at UFC Minneapolis. The reality? Welcome unknown Journey Newson to the promotion.
In the end, though, “Carcacinha” told MMA Fighting he’s just happy to get to compete and bounce back from his first loss under the UFC banner.
“I was happy with the Pettis fight,” said Ramos, who saw Pettis pull out two weeks before the event. “I’ve always watched him fight, even before I joined the UFC, so I wanted this fight to happen for a long time, but I have to be ready to fight any opponent no matter who they are and what they do in the cage.