Davi Ramos Gets Call From UFC, Will Fight Jiu-Jitsu Champ Sergio Moraes

Davi Ramos Gets Call From UFC, Will Fight Jiu-Jitsu Champ Sergio Moraes

ADCC 2015 -77kg champion Davi Ramos has received a last-minute call from the UFC and will go head-to-head with a fellow jiu-jitsu champion in Sergio Moraes of Alliance.

Mar 4, 2017 by FloGrappling
Davi Ramos Gets Call From UFC, Will Fight Jiu-Jitsu Champ Sergio Moraes
ADCC 2015 -77kg champion Davi Ramos has received a last-minute call from the UFC and will go head-to-head with a fellow jiu-jitsu champion in Sergio Moraes of Alliance. 

Davi Ramos, 30, is 6-1 in MMA having fought most recently in December in Lebanon for the promotion Phoenix Fighting Championship. He replaces Max Griffin. 

Ramos will make his UFC debut on March 11 on an event in Fortaleza, Brazil, headlined by Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum. 

His opponent Sergio Moraes (11-2-1) is a three-time jiu-jitsu world champion. Seven of his 11 victories were by way of submission.