Raul Rosas Jr. is assured he’ll break Jon Jones’ report of changing into the youngest UFC champion.
Rosas Jr. is at the moment 3-1 within the UFC and is simply 19 years previous. With the Mexican-American being simply 19, he believes he has a case of beating Jones’ report and changing into the youngest UFC champ. In fact, ‘Bones’ set the report at 23 years previous, giving Rosas Jr. over three years to perform the feat.
“It’s all the time been there,” Rosas Jr. stated on The MMA Hour. “I did take that loss, and it did set me again a bit bit, however I knew I used to be going to be again, and, you realize, it was nothing.”
Raul Rosas Jr. at the moment doesn’t have his subsequent combat booked, however he believes he’s a win away from a ranked opponent. As soon as he’s within the rankings, Rosas thinks he could make a fast rise and change into a UFC champ in two years.
“It relies upon,” Rosas defined. “Sh*t, let me see, if I get one other combat this yr, I’m pondering if I win, if I don’t get a top-15 [opponent] subsequent, I believe profitable the subsequent combat will get me a [ranked opponent]. Then [I’ll likely be] preventing three fights within the high 15, so in all probability two, three years it can take me [to become champion]. It’s all the time been the principle objective, however I’ve acquired 4 years to interrupt it. I believe I could make it occur.”
Raul Rosas Jr. takes purpose at Ricy Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr. is coming off a submission win over Ricky Turcios again at UFC Lousiville final weekend.
It was a strong efficiency from Rosas Jr., however after the combat, he took purpose at Turcios for his feedback after the combat.
“I used to be like, ‘You disrespected me first although, you realize?’” Rosas Jr. stated on the post-fight press convention (by way of MMAJunkie). “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 realize that’s one thing I couldn’t management. You realize I used to be sick.’“
“And he instructed me that he was sick as nicely. He instructed me he had staph this week, his knee, no matter, no matter. However you realize, 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 deliver 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… If he was actually sick and had staph and went on the market, I believe that was only a dumb resolution. I didn’t try this.”
Rosas Jr. is at the moment 9-1 as a professional and is on a two-fight profitable streak.
