Raul
Rosas Jr. wants to retire early.
Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter to sign with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship when he was just 17 years old in
2022. “El Nino Problema” previously claimed that he wants to hang
up his gloves by the age of 25. He recently revealed that he’s
still open to the idea of retiring in his mid-20s after having
accomplished the goals he set for himself.
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Raul Rosas Jr. wants a UFC title, multiple defenses and moves
up in weight before retiring
Rosas Jr., who’s on a five-fight win streak, returns to action in
his first main event on Sept. 26 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas,
headlining
UFC Vegas 121 opposite Brazilian veteran Raoni
Barcelos.
The bantamweight prospect wants to win a UFC title, defend it and
move up a weight class or two before riding off into the
sunset.
“If by 25 I’ve accomplished everything I want, I’m just gonna step
back from the sport,” Rosas Jr. told Full Send MMA. “The goal is to
get the belt and then defend it a couple of times, try to challenge
myself and go up a weight class, maybe two. After I’ve run out of
goals, it could be 26, 27, 28; whenever I’m done with my goals, I’m
gonna step out of the game.”
Raul Rosas
Jr. says he still potentially plans on retiring from the sport
of MMA at 25“If by 25 I’ve accomplished everything I want then I’m gonna step
back from the sport. The goal is to get the belt, defend it a
couple times then go up a weight class, maybe two” pic.twitter.com/O2jipENqfw— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma)
September 23, 2026