Raul Rosas Jr. will probably be a part of the second Noche UFC card in spite of everything.
On Sep. 14, UFC 306 take locations on the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the whole occasion being branded round Mexican Independence Day because the second Noche UFC occasion. And at that occasion, Rosas will face Aoriqileng in a bantamweight bout. The information was first introduced by Rosas’ administration staff Iridium Sports activities and later confirmed by MMA Combating.
Rosas took half within the authentic Noche UFC occasion, defeating Terrence Mitchell within the featured bout of the night in simply 54 seconds. Earlier this 12 months, Rosas returned to the cage with a second-round submission of Ricky Turcios at UFC Kentucky. Following that win, Rosas known as for a step up in competitors, however was most involved with securing a spot on UFC 306. Rosas is 3-1 within the UFC, incomes efficiency bonuses in every of his three victories.
Aoriqileng joined the UFC in 2021 and obtained off to a rocky begin, dropping his first two fights, however has since discovered his type, going 3-1 since then. Most not too long ago, Aoriqileng fought to a no contest with Daniel Marcos when he was unable to proceed after receiving a number of low blows of their combat at UFC Vegas 86.
Whereas nothing is official at this level, UFC 306 is rumored to be headlined by a bantamweight title combat between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, and can seemingly characteristic girls’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso defending her belt, maybe in a trilogy bout with Valentina Shevchenko.
Mike Heck contributed to this report.
