Raul
Rosas Jr. has accepted a short-notice grappling matchup against
Colby
Covington after Dillon
Danis withdrew.
Danis was scheduled to face Covington in a submission-only match on
Nov. 3 at Pala Pellicone in Rome. However, Hype FC CEO Armand
Martirosian announced at Sunday’s press conference that Danis had
pulled out. “El Nino Problema” stepped in to face the former
interim
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder.
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Colby Covington and Raul Rosas Jr. set to clash at Hype FC
ahead of their RAF matches
Rosas, who was attending the press conference, volunteered when
Martirosian called for a replacement.
“Let’s do it, f*ck it… Chiwiwis!” Rosas Jr. said at the
presser.
Covington competed at welterweight in the UFC, while Rosas is a
bantamweight. Covington last fought in December 2024, losing to
Joaquin
Buckley, and has since notified the promotion of his retirement
from mixed martial arts. Rosas has won six straight and is coming
off a fifth-round technical knockout victory over Raoni
Barcelos.
Both are scheduled to compete in Real American Freestyle wrestling
matches this month. Covington faces Khamzat
Chimaev at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14, while Rosas takes on
Clay
Guida at RAF 15 on Nov. 28.
🚨 Dillon
Danis pulled out of his grappling match vs Colby
Covington at Hype FC in Rome Colby will face Raul Rosas
Jr. instead https://t.co/s9J6F2owrB— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
November 1, 2026