Raul Rosas Jr. asks UFC to give him ranked opponent: ‘I’m ready’

Raul Rosas Jr. believes it’s time to take an enormous step in his preventing profession.

Regardless of being simply 19, making him the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, Rosas (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) desires to check himself in opposition to the elite of his division. That’s why he asks the UFC to offer him a ranked bantamweight for his subsequent outing.

“The factor about me is that I like challenges,” Rosas instructed MMA Junkie in Spanish. “I need a problem. I need to check myself, and now I really feel very comfy being within the cage, and I maintain getting extra comfy each time I step in there. I really feel comfy preventing a top-15 opponent.

“Personally, I do know I’m prepared. However even when I’m not prepared, I’ll determine a solution to be prepared for that date and opponent. If I’m prepared, which I feel I’m, I can nonetheless get much more prepared, so I can do extra than simply win, however really end and impress everybody, however extra importantly the UFC to allow them to maintain giving me fights towards the belt. That’s why I requested for any individual ranked. Both manner, if I don’t get somebody within the rankings, I would like any individual that will get me a ranked opponent.”

Rosas is coming off a unanimous determination win over Aori Qileng (25-12 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at UFC 306 earlier this month. The victory put the Mexican-American on a three-fight profitable streak.

Rosas shouldn’t be too involved about particular names. He simply desires somebody with a quantity subsequent to their identify.

“Towards anybody actually – I simply care about getting the chance,” Rosas mentioned. “There’s nobody particular proper now. All I would like is the title. I would like the title, so no matter battle takes me nearer, that’s the battle I would like.”