Raul Rosas Jr. wants no excuses from Ricky Turcios

Raul Rosas Jr. cleared the air with Ricky Turcios at UFC on ESPN 57, however thinks his opponent made a mistake if he advised him the reality about his well being after their struggle.

Within the characteristic bout at KFC Yum! Heart in Louisville, Ky., Rosas Jr. submitted Turcios within the second spherical with a rear-naked choke, capping off a struggle with thrilling floor scrambles.

There was rigidity between the 2 fighters, extra from Turcios’ facet than Rosas Jr., who was upset that the 19-year-old pulled out of their February reserving in Mexico Metropolis because of sickness. Turcios refused a glove contact and cursed at Rosas Jr. earlier than providing a defiant kick to begin the struggle.

Rosas Jr. would settle issues contained in the cage along with his submission win and needed to make sure there have been no extra arduous emotions. Because the mud started to settle, each had been cordial and confirmed respect for one another, however Rosas additionally needed to take a second to set the file straight throughout a post-fight dialog with Turcios within the cage.

“I used to be like, ‘You disrespected me first although, you already know?’” Rosas Jr. advised reporters at a post-fight information convention. “You disrespected me by over right here saying that I pulled out, this or that. He was like, ‘No, you disrespected me first by breaking the Bushido code,’ or no matter. Then I used to be like, ‘Bro, you already know that’s one thing I couldn’t management. You already know I used to be sick.’

“And he advised me that he was sick as effectively. He advised me he had staph this week, his knee, no matter, no matter. However you already know, hopefully, he doesn’t use that as an excuse. That’s the rationale I didn’t step out in Mexico Metropolis, as a result of if I might have stepped out in Mexico Metropolis, I wasn’t going to carry it up that I used to be sick. If I had misplaced in Mexico Metropolis, I used to be going to depart it at that.”

Turcios didn’t point out an sickness or every other ailment throughout his struggle week interviews, and appeared able to return to the cage for the primary time since November 2022. Nonetheless, if all that was advised to Rosas Jr. is true, he hopes his opponent received’t attempt to discredit his bonus-earning victory.

“If he was actually sick and had staph and went on the market, I feel that was only a dumb resolution. I didn’t try this.”

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