Teenage prospect/UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. told us just last month that he had fight news coming soon.
That news arrived on Wednesday. Looking to bounce back from his first loss, Rosas (7-1), who signed with the promotion as a 17-year old after winning on Dana White’s Contender Series last year, will face Terrance Mitchell (14-3) at Noche UFC on September 16, 2023.
ESPN Deportes was first to report news of the booking.
Rosas Jr. fell to Christian Rodriguez back in April, losing a one-sided unanimous decision in his sophomore trip to the octagon. Prior to that, he had handily won his debut over Jay Perrin, earning a submission win inside of a round.
Alaska’s Mitchell lost his promotional debut at UFC 290 in July, where he was finished via ground n’ pound by South Africa’s Cameron Saaiman.
Noche UFC, being held to coincide with Mexican Independence Day, takes place September 16, 2023 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A women’s flyweight championship rematch headlines as Alexa Grasso runs it back with Valentina Shevchenko.
The following match-ups have been reported for the event:
- Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko — for the UFC women’s flyweight championship
- Tracy Cortez vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Elise Reed
- Edgar Cháirez vs. Daniel Lacerda
- Lupita Godinez vs. Sam Hughes
- Christos Giagos vs Daniel Zellhuber
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Kyle Nelson vs. Fernando Padilla
- Natan Levy vs. Alex Reyes
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Terrance Mitchell
