Jesse Ronson will still compete at the UFC’s Oct. 1 event.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that due to an undisclosed injury to Vinc Pichel, Ronson will now face Joaquim Silva at the UFC’s event on Oct. 1, which is expected to take place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
He looks to end a 2-fight skid by
Silva for the first time 16. “Netto BJJ” returned from a nearly two-year layoff and was stopped by Ricky Glenn in 37 seconds at UFC Vegas 29 in June 2021. The 33-year-old is in search of his first win since stopping Jared Gordon in December 2018.
In his second promotional stint, Ronson is seeking his first official octagon win. The Body Snatcher returned to UFC in July 2020. He won a submission victory over Nicolas Dalby at UFC on ESPN 14,. However, the outcome was rescheduled to no contest when he was found to have tested positive for banned substances. After that, he was removed from the U.S Anti-Doping Agency for 20 several months. In his first bout post-suspension, the 36-year-old was submitted by Rafa Garcia at April’s UFC Vegas 51 event.
The UFC’s Oct. 1 event is headlined by a strawweight matchup between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan.
