UFC’s Raul Rosas Jr. ready to continue path to stardom

LAS VEGAS – Eighteen-year-old UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr.’s confidence stays excessive after experiencing the primary lack of his skilled MMA profession.

After changing into the youngest fighter to earn a UFC contract at 17 via the Dana White’s Contender Collection pipeline, Rosas (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) lived as much as the hype in his promotional debut by submitting Jay Perrin within the first spherical of their UFC 282 preliminary card bout. Nonetheless, in his subsequent outing, Rosas was examined by Christian Rodriguez at UFC 287, and finally ended up on the unsuitable facet of a unanimous choice.

Following the loss, Rosas didn’t get down on himself or his promise as a rising star. He merely went again to the coaching room, analyzed his errors, and is now able to get again within the win column.

“Quite a lot of errors. There was rather a lot, I can’t even depend,” Rosas instructed reporters about his final combat throughout an open exercise media scrum on the UFC Apex. “But it surely was my fault. My workforce did the work, everyone did the work besides me. So, it was on me. … There was by no means no stress. Like I mentioned, I’m my very own course of, my very own journey. I solely see gold, so all the pieces else doesn’t matter to me.”

Rosas has by no means made excuses for his efficiency, and believes the push that surrounded his debut and sophomore outing didn’t detract from his humility or his give attention to successful.

“That was certainly one of my objectives to retire undefeated, however now I’ve one loss on my report,” Rosas instructed reporters throughout an open exercise media scrum on the UFC Apex. “However I’m going to maintain it similar to that, one loss on my report. I’m going to go on the market and simply make each different dream that I’ve come true.”

“… In my e-book, I’ve at all times been humble, simply assured. I’m simply saying what I believe, I’m simply preaching it as a result of I do know it’s actual. I nonetheless assume the identical method. That didn’t change my mentality. The one factor that loss modified was my report and that’s about it.”

Rosas will get his likelihood to return to the win column Sept. 16 at Noche UFC, the place he meets Terrence Mitchell (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). The occasion celebrates Mexican Independence Day, which is able to carry Rosas’ heritage to the forefront together with different Mexican fighters set to compete. The younger bantamweight feels the occasion is a stable stage to rebound and proceed his path towards changing into a famous person.

“I do know I’m prepared, so I’m going to go on the market Sept. 16, show why I’m nonetheless energetic as a result of I’m who I say I’m,” Rosas mentioned. “So, I’m going to go on the market and present it to myself.”