LAS VEGAS – Eighteen-year-old UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr.’s confidence remains high after experiencing the first loss of his professional MMA career.
After becoming the youngest fighter to earn a UFC contract at 17 through the Dana White’s Contender Series pipeline, Rosas (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) lived up to the hype in his promotional debut by submitting Jay Perrin in the first round of their UFC 282 preliminary card bout. However, in his next outing, Rosas was tested by Christian Rodriguez at UFC 287, and ultimately ended up on the wrong side of a unanimous decision.
