{"id":407526,"date":"2022-09-26T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=407526"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:00:15","slug":"after-signing-for-the-ufc-at-age-17-raul-rosas-jr-aims-to-break-a-record-held-by-jon-jones-for-over-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/after-signing-for-the-ufc-at-age-17-raul-rosas-jr-aims-to-break-a-record-held-by-jon-jones-for-over-11-years\/","title":{"rendered":"After Signing for the UFC at Age 17, Raul Rosas Jr Aims to Break a Record Held by Jon Jones for Over 11 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dana White\u2019s Contender Series has been a big hit for the world leader in MMA promotion. The concept was unveiled a few years ago and since then, it has been a brilliant platform for up-and-coming fighters to display their skills in front of the UFC audience before joining the UFC. A number of fighters have made a name for themselves on the contender series even before their first UFC fight. Sean O\u2019Malley, Adrian Yanez and more recently Raul Rosas Jr are some good examples of the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">17-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. went the distance and got the victory!<\/p>\n<p>What a performance \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2M12UW7Tcv\">pic.twitter.com\/2M12UW7Tcv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1572402464921616386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosas Jr made history by becoming the youngest fighter to ever sign for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ufc.com\/\">UFC<\/a> after an impressive decision win on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series. The 17-year-old faced \u200b\u200bMando Gutierrez in a bantamweight bout and dominated the fight from the very first bell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He nearly secured a finish in the first round itself with a rarely used Suloev stretch submission from back control. Apart from that, Rosas was in complete control of the fight and used his wrestling and grappling prowess to secure a win against someone who was eight years his senior.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3 \u201c\ud835\udc08\u2019\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc20\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20 \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28 \ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1a \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc30\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc08\u2019\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udfd0\ud835\udfce\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This attitude will take Raul Rosas JR all the way to the top..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MYAnbIfUQD\">pic.twitter.com\/MYAnbIfUQD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Thomas (@Benfthomas_10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benfthomas_10\/status\/1572411867468906496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the post-fight press conference Dana White shared his thoughts on Rosas. He said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it. Not only that, the amount of fighters blowing me up saying you&#8217;re crazy not to (sign him). &#8230; He&#8217;s absolutely, positively talented. He&#8217;s special, he&#8217;s different.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Raul Rosas Jr to break Jon Jones\u2019 record in the UFC?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The record for the youngest fighter in to ever compete in the UFC is currently held by Dan Lauzon at 18 years, 198 days. Rosas Jr has 216 days in hand to break that record, which he will most likely be able to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Suloev stretch attempt by Raul Rosas Jr. was naaaaasty \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2SUoluoAu\">pic.twitter.com\/P2SUoluoAu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1572398675430612992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>R<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After earning himself a UFC contract, Rosas Jr shared what his ambitions were. He said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverybody shouldn&#8217;t be surprised. I&#8217;m the new king in here, so I&#8217;m coming for that belt now. &#8230; I&#8217;m gonna be champion when I&#8217;m 20. Respect to everybody, but I&#8217;m gonna be champion when I&#8217;m 20, or even earlier. Nobody is gonna stop me.&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The record for the youngest ever UFC champion is currently held by Jon Jones who won the belt in 2011 when he was 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mackenzie-dern-net-worth-career-earnings-and-ufc-strawweight-stars-mma-record\/\">Mackenzie Dern net worth, career earnings and UFC Strawweight star\u2019s MMA record<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/randy-brown-net-worth-career-earnings-and-ufc-stars-mma-record\/\">Randy Brown Net Worth, Career Earnings and UFC star\u2019s MMA record<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White\u2019s Contender Series has been a big hit for the world leader in MMA promotion. The concept was unveiled a few years ago and since then, it has been a brilliant platform for up-and-coming fighters to display their skills in front of the UFC audience before joining the UFC. 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