{"id":115,"date":"2022-09-22T00:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T23:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=115"},"modified":"2022-09-22T00:58:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T23:58:22","slug":"raul-rosas-jr-makes-ufc-history-as-the-youngest-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/raul-rosas-jr-makes-ufc-history-as-the-youngest-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Raul Rosas Jr. makes UFC history as the youngest fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Raul Rosas Jr. isn&#8217;t legally old enough to drink\u00a0alcohol\u00a0in the USA, but the 17-year-old\u00a0 will soon be fighting in the\u00a0UFC\u00a0after dominating his opponent on\u00a0Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series and making history as the organisation&#8217;s youngest fighter ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new youngest fighter in UFC history! Welcome to the roster Raul Rosas Jr. \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DWCS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DWCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tORtYkCdv9\">pic.twitter.com\/tORtYkCdv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1572408949156237314?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 class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Mexican bantamweight, who says he&#8217;s been beating up grown men for as long as he can remember, earned an impressive decision victory against 25-year-old Mando Gutierrez on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex in\u00a0Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_64710\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IqSeylBmfw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1663732407_867_\u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d-MMA-Wonderboy-\u0623\u0635\u063a\u0631-\u0646\u062c\u0645-\u0641\u064a-UFC-\u064a\u0628\u0644\u063a-\u0645\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1663732407_867_\u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d-MMA-Wonderboy-\u0623\u0635\u063a\u0631-\u0646\u062c\u0645-\u0641\u064a-UFC-\u064a\u0628\u0644\u063a-\u0645\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631.jpg 634w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1663732407_867_\u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d-MMA-Wonderboy-\u0623\u0635\u063a\u0631-\u0646\u062c\u0645-\u0641\u064a-UFC-\u064a\u0628\u0644\u063a-\u0645\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1663732407_867_\u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d-MMA-Wonderboy-\u0623\u0635\u063a\u0631-\u0646\u062c\u0645-\u0641\u064a-UFC-\u064a\u0628\u0644\u063a-\u0645\u0646-\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0631-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Following the fight it was announced that Rosas would indeed be getting a full-time UFC contract, with the organisation&#8217;s president Dana White singing &#8216;The Problem Child&#8217;s&#8217; praises.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raul Rosas Jr. isn&#8217;t legally old enough to drink\u00a0alcohol\u00a0in the USA, but the 17-year-old\u00a0 will soon be fighting in the\u00a0UFC\u00a0after dominating his opponent on\u00a0Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series and making history as the organisation&#8217;s youngest fighter ever. The new youngest fighter in UFC history! 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