Raul Rosas Jr

Raul Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter in history to sign a UFC contract when the 17-year-old inked a deal after competing in Dana White's Contender...

That'll likely change quickly as he tries to assert himself in the bantamweight division at such a young age. It was the first time as a pro that one of his bouts went the distance. "I knew I was gonna get that contract," he said. Respect to everybody, but I'm gonna be champion when I'm 20, or even earlier. The mark is currently held by Dan Lauzon at 18 years, 198 days, per Raimondi. Since I was born, I knew this was gonna happen."

If Dana White had any doubts about Raul Rosas Jr., they were quieted in a hurry Tuesday night.

I brought Mickey Gall in off Lookin’ For A Fight to fight [CM Punk](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3131/cm-punk), and he had a pretty good career here. “He’d have to sit in his room the whole time. “We probably shouldn’t fight him in Vegas for a while — he’d be bored as hell here,” White joked. 2004, but they flew out of the window after the UFC president watched a performance he considered to be well beyond Rosas Jr.’s years. Competing in the night’s co-main event, Rosas Jr. White admitted he came into the event with some reservations about outright signing Rosas Jr., who was born in Oct.

Dana White believes Raul Rosas Jr. proved he was ready for the bright lights of the UFC with his victory on the Contender Series Tuesday night.

Even if I have to go fight right now, I’ll go fight right now, I don’t even care.” [Jon Jones](/fighter/Jon-Jones-27944)still holds the record for becoming the youngest UFC champion, as he was 23 years old when he defeated [Mauricio Rua](/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707)to capture light heavyweight gold. “After what I just saw, this kid’s ready to fight in the UFC.” “For a 17-year-old to conduct himself the way he did in this fight, I was blown away by it. I brought Mickey Gall in off ‘Lookin’ For A Fight ‘to fight CM Punk, and he had a pretty good career here,” White said. was active on the canvas, threatened with submissions and never appeared to fatigue, and that was enough to earn a UFC contract from White.

UFC president Dana White almost ran out of superlatives when reacting to Raul Rosas Jr's performance in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.The 17-year-old i.

This kid is legit.’ Impressive.’” “He’s always going for something, how slick he is, how he takes the back. This kid is for real. “That’s one of the things that impressed me the most. “This is another step closer to my dream to become the youngest UFC champion,” he told the press post-fight. “After what I just saw, this kid is ready to fight in the UFC,” he continued.

UFC champion Aljamain Sterling liked what he saw out of Raul Rosas Jr. but thinks he shouldn't get too far ahead of himself.

[dominated Mando Gutierrez](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/dwcs-55-raul-rosas-jr-17-years-old-dominates-mando-gutierrez-dazzles-mma-world) at Dana White’s Contender Series 55 on Tuesday. But fighting a top-five opponent right off the bat? Rosas definitely got Sterling’s attention as the champ dubbed him a future title holder.