In MMA, fighters often step into the cage carrying more than gloves. They bring with them pain, scars, and memories that fuel every strike. For Florida’s Ramon Taveras , that weight is heavier than most. His career isn’t just about victories; it’s about legacy and keeping a brother’s name alive.

The rising UFC star has spoken openly about how tragedy shaped him. In 2019, his brother Gabriel was m–dered in a shooting incident. Years later, the case remains unsolved, but the grief continues to drive Ramon forward. And as fate would have it, danger nearly came knocking again when he himself survived a shooting at his mother’s house in 2024.

Ramon Taveras loses his brother to gun violence

On Instagram, Taveras once poured his heart out about the moment that changed his life forever. “N

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