LAS VEGAS – Jay Perrin believes that Raul Rosas Jr. eventually will reach his potential, maybe in two to three years or even sooner. But for anyone expecting great things to happen in his UFC debut?
“He’s still an 18-year-old kid that is unpolished and hasn’t been tested even one time,” Perrin told reporters Wednesday at UFC 282 media day. “Not even once has he faced any kind of adversity. And on Saturday, you’re about to see what that looks like for him.”
Perrin, 29, welcomes 18-year-old Rosas to the UFC officially Saturday night in a preliminary-card bantamweight bout at T-Mobile Arena. Rosas, a Mexican fighter who’s 6-0 in his early career, got a taste of the big stage this past September when he dominated Mando Gutierrez for a unanimous decision win at Dana White’s Contender Series 55 that was good enough to earn his first UFC contract while he was still only 17.
