18-Year-Old Raul Rosas Jr. to Make Octagon Debut at UFC 282

Raul
Rosas Jr. will officially become the youngest fighter in
promotion history when he makes his debut against Jay Perrin at

UFC 282.

Iridium Sports Agency, which represents Rosas Jr., announced the
bantamweight booking via social media on Wednesday. UFC 282 takes
place on Dec. 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is
headlined by a light heavyweight title rematch between Jiri
Prochazka and Glover
Teixeira.

Rosas Jr. was just 17 years old when he earned a UFC contract with
a unanimous decision victory against Mando
Gutierrez on Dana White’s Contender Series on Sept. 20. The
10th Planet Las Vegas representative turned 18 on Oct. 8. He will
bring a 6-0 mark into his first promotional foray.

Perrin is 0-2 in the Octagon after dropping unanimous decisions
against Mario
Bautista and Qileng Aori
thus far in 2022. The 29-year-old Syndicate MMA representative is
10-6 as a professional with bouts in Bellator MMA, CES MMA and the
Contender Series.