Just a few weeks after his 18th birthday, Raul Rosas Jr. has a date and opponent in front of him for his UFC debut.
Rosas Jr. (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will battle Jay Perrin (10-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a bantamweight bout at UFC 282, which takes place Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
Iridium Sports Agency, which manages both athletes, announced the bout in a tweet Wednesday.
There was much ado surrounding Rosas Jr. when he appeared in the international spotlight for Dana White’s Contender Series in September. Then 17 years old, Rosas Jr. required special commission approval and a waiver signed by his parents in order to compete as a minor.
Rosas Jr. was approved to fight and he later defeated 25-year-old opponent Mando Gutierrez handily by unanimous decision. A contract offer from Dana White followed. With it, Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter in UFC history.
Prior to his DWCS appearance, Rosas Jr. competed on the Mexican regional scene. He enters his UFC debut with five finishes in six fights including four submissions and one TKO.
New England’s Perrin, 29, has gone six rounds in his two UFC fights but has yet to pick up a win. Despite coming up short both times by unanimous decision, Perrin has had two spirited outings including a brawl against Aori Qileng at UFC 278 in August.
With the addition, the UFC 282 lineup now includes:
- Champ Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title
- Robbie Lawler vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev
- Jared Gordon vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Dricus Du Plessis vs. Darren Till
- Chris Daukaus vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Alexander Hernandez vs. Billy Quarantillo
- TJ Brown vs. Erik Silvav
- Joaquin Buckley vs. Chris Curtis
- Ronnie Lawrence vs. Cameron Saaiman
- Daniel da Silva vs. Vinicius Salvador
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria
- Jay Perrin vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
