Ricardo Ramos, Jordan Griffin get new opponents for UFC on ESPN 3
With Sergio Pettis and Chas Skelly out, the UFC has found two new competitors who will make their UFC debuts.
A pair of competitors have new foes at UFC on ESPN 3 after the original opponents pulled out due to injuries.
Bantamweight Ricardo Ramos, who was scheduled to fight Sergio Petits, will now meet Beaverton, Ore.’s Journey Newson. And featherweight Jordan Griffin, originally slated to meet Chas Skelly, now takes on Sacramento’s Vince Murdock. Both replacement fighters will make their UFC debuts.
The UFC announced the changes for the card at Target Center in Minneapolis on their website Monday.
Ramos (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), a 23-year-old Brazilian, is looking to bounce back from his first UFC loss, a TKO against Said Nurmagomedov on Feb. 2. Newson (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) brings a four-fight win streak into his UFC debut, with three of those victories coming by way of finish.
Milwaukee’s Griffin (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), looks to shake off a loss to Dan Ige in his official UFC debut following a Dana White’s Contender Series win last summer ,which earned him a contract. Murdock (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has lost his past two fights, but the Team Alpha Male competitor boasts finishes in eight of his 10 career wins.
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