Raul
Rosas Jr. thinks he is ready for a Top 15 opponent next.
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Rosas made his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at the age of 17, the
youngest in the history of the promotion. After a first-round
submission win over Jay Perrin in
his debut at UFC 282 in 2022, Rosas suffered his lone pro loss in
an upset against Christian
Rodriguez at UFC 287 in 2023.
Rosas has since racked up a three-fight winning streak including
two finishes. Rosas most recently earned a unanimous decision win
over bantamweight veteran Qileng Aori
at UFC
306 on Sept. 14. The 19-year-old now believes he is ready for
ranked opponents. If he can’t immediately get a ranked opponent,
“El Nino Problema” wants someone who can get him closer to Top 15
opposition.
“Personally, I know I’m ready. But even if I’m not ready, I’ll
figure out a way to be ready for that date and opponent,” Rosas
told MMAjunkie.com. “If I’m ready, which I think I
am, I can still get even more ready, so I can do more than just
win, but actually finish and impress everyone, but more importantly
the UFC so they can keep giving me fights toward the belt. That’s
why I asked for somebody ranked. Either way, if I don’t get someone
in the rankings, I want somebody that gets me a ranked
opponent.”
Rosas doesn’t have any preference of opponents and just wants
fights that will help him move up the ladder towards his eventual
goal of becoming a champ.
“Against anyone really – I just care about getting the
opportunity,” he said. “There’s no one specific right now. All I
want is the title. I want the title, so whatever fight takes me
closer, that’s the fight I want.”