Standing in the center of the Octagon in Rochester, New York, Davi Ramos didn’t look like a guy who had just earned his fourth straight victory in the loaded UFC lightweight division.
In less than 18 months, the standout Brazilian grappler had amassed four wins to put himself on the doorstep of the Top 15, but as Paul Felder came over to speak to him about his performance against Austin Hubbard, Ramos bore a closer resemblance to a dejected fighter being forced to talk about what went wrong than adding another win to his resume.
“I don’t feel there was much wrong with that fight,” began Ramos, looking back on his efforts in May as he prepared to return to the Octagon this weekend against Islam Makhachev at UFC 242 this weekend in Abu Dhabi.