UFC 134 Results: Erick Silva Makes Quick Work of Luis Ramos

Highly-touted welterweight prospects Erick Silva and Luis Ramos locked horns on the UFC 134 undercard after Silva’s original opponent, Mike Swick, was forced off the card due to a knee injury. Silva became the first Jungle Fight champion last October…

Highly-touted welterweight prospects Erick Silva and Luis Ramos locked horns on the UFC 134 undercard after Silva’s original opponent, Mike Swick, was forced off the card due to a knee injury.

Silva became the first Jungle Fight champion last October and was signed to the UFC earlier in the year.  The X-Gym and Team Nogueira fighter has never been finished in his career and the Brazilian holds black belts in both jiu-jitsu and judo.

With Swick’s injury, Ramos was tabbed as a replacement just three weeks prior to the fight.  The Nova Uniao product entered with an experience advantage, but has faced lesser competition than Silva.

Silva opened looking for a takedown, but Ramos stuffed it and chased with strikes.  A huge right hand from Silva dropped Ramos and a flurry of punches forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.

With the victory, Silva moves to 13-1.  In his post fight interview Silva was thankful of the opportunity to fight in the promotion.  He credited his teammates for his performance.

Official result: Erick Silva def. Luis Ramos via TKO (strikes) at 0:40 of Round 1.

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