Ricardo Ramos is in need of a new opponent for UFC on ESPN 3.
Sergio Pettis, who was scheduled to square off with Brazilian bantamweight on June 29 in Minneapolis, has been removed for an undisclosed reason, a person with knowledge of the situation told MMA Junkie. They person asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has yet to make an official announcement.
Pettis (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) is coming off back-to-back losses suffered at the hands of Jussier Formiga and Rob Font. With the UFC’s flyweight roster dwindling, Pettis returned to 135 pounds in the latter bout, which he dropped via unanimous decision.
If the UFC keeps Ramos on the card, the 23-year-old Brazilian (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will aim to rebound from his first promotional loss. Ramos was finished in his last outing at UFC on ESPN +2, a TKO loss to Said Nurmagomedov in 2:28.
With the change, the latest UFC on ESPN 3 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)
- Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Jussier Formiga
- Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin
- Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes
- Vinc Pichel vs. Roosevelt Robertsv
- Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET)
- Ricardo Ramos vs. opponent TBA
- Eryk Anders vs. Vinicius Moreira
- Jordan Griffin vs. TBA
- Jared Gordon vs. Dan Moret
- Justin Ledet vs. Dalcha Lungiambula
- Amanda Ribas vs. Emily Whitmire
- Junior Albini vs. Maurice Greene
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