Jon Jones’ historic record under threat as youngest UFC fighter Raul Rosas Jr. reveals championship dreams

The youngest UFC fighter Raul Rosas Jr wants to retire young after multiple title defenses at the age of 25. 

Jon Jones’ historic record under threat as youngest UFC fighter Raul Rosas Jr. reveals championship dreams

Raul Rosas Jr aims to break Jon Jones's youngest champion status (via Imago)

Raul Rosas Jr. is one of the top talents who made his way from Dana White‘s Contender Series. The UFC CEO is a huge fan of the fighter and has always hyped him up in his interviews. With the constant backing from UFC, Rosas Jr. has some big plans for his future and it involves destroying Jon Jones’s record.

Jones is the youngest ever UFC champion, a record he made at the age of 23 by defeating Mauricio Rua. Rosas is the youngest-ever UFC fighter and has often talked about his plans to beat that record. Talking about his dream, the fighter has mentioned that he plans to retire as soon as possible. 

I just wanna accomplish my dreams, which is to become the youngest UFC champion, have the belt, defend the belt a few times, and probably retire. So, hopefully, by 25 years old, my career is all said and done, and I'm able to enjoy time with my family and whatever I decide to do
Raul Rosas Jr via ESPN MMA 

After DWCS, Rosas Jr. made his UFC debut in the preliminary card of UFC 282 and registered a submission victory. It caught the attention of many fans and created massive hype around his name. After that, UFC put him in the main card of UFC 287 which upset veteran Chris Curtis. However, the hype train got derailed after Rosas Jr. suffered his first loss against Christian Rodriguez.

However, since then Rosas Jr. has made a comeback and got two consecutive finishes. In his last bout, the fighter submitted a disrespectful Ricky Turcios in the second round. Currently, ‘El Nino Problema’ is scheduled for his fight at Noche UFC inside the Las Vegas Sphere. A win this weekend will take him a little closer to his ultimate dream.

Raul Rosas Jr. dreams of becoming the first-ever UFC three-division champion 

At Noche UFC, Raul Rosas Jr. will take on Qileng Aori in the early prelims. Rosas Jr. is confident about his chances and has plans to open the card with a spectacular knockout. With a win, the fighter could get into the top 15 rankings and look forward to challenging top-ranked fighters. 

Raul Rosas Jr
Raul Rosas Jr (via X)

The bantamweight division is stacked with top talents like Deiveson Figueiredo, Cory Sandhagen, Umar Nurmagomedov, etc. Everybody is eager to get a shot at the title against Sean O’Malley. Raul Rosas Jr also wants the same but won’t be satisfied with just one belt. 

I'm just getting started, I want to make history. So, I want three belts in the UFC. I want 35, 45 and 55. People have done two belts…but nobody has done three belts. So, I wanna go for that. 
Raul Rosas Jr via Spitballerz Podcast 
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In the history of UFC, there have been only four double champions. While all fighters often talk about chasing that status, very often someone aims for the third one.

However, it seems like Raul Rosas Jr.’s ambitions have no limit. The 19-year-old has already started his online beef with O’Malley and is desperate to climb the rankings.