The UFC’s youngest ever fighter Raul Rosas Jr scores beautiful 54-second stoppage at UFC Noche… because the 18-year-old bounces again from his first profession loss earlier this yr

Raul Rosas Jr loved a spectacular return to the win column in entrance of a baying crowd at UFC Noche on Saturday.

The Mexican-American bantamweight first gained notoriety for his look on Dana White‘s contender Collection final yr, defeating Mando Gutierrez aged simply 17 to grow to be the youngest fighter ever to earn a contract with the UFC.

Rosas adopted that up with a profitable Octagon debut at UFC 282 in December, defeating Jay Perrin by way of first-round submission to earn a $50,000 efficiency bonus.

The now 18-year-old’s momentum was momentarily halted nevertheless, as he suffered his first profession defeat as skilled in April, dropping a choice to Christian Rodriguez in Miami Florida.

A principal card spot on Saturday’s UFC card headlined by the rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko provided Rosas the chance to rebound from the loss.

The UFC’s youngest-ever fighter Raul Rosas Jr returned to successful methods on Saturday night time

The 18-year-old scored an early knockdown in his bantamweight conflict with Terrence Mitchell

Rosas adopted up with heavy floor and pound, forcing a stoppage simply 54 seconds into the primary spherical

Dealing with 14-3 Terrance Mitchell, Rosas wasted little time in asserting himself contained in the Octagon, touchdown a counter left-hand early within the opening spherical to drop the Alaskan to the canvas.

Following his opponent all the way down to the mat, Rosas continued to rain down punches on Mitchell earlier than finally securing the mount and persevering with his barrage of strikes.

Referee Marc Smith gave Mitchell ample alternative to enhance his place however was pressured to step in because the onslaught continued, awarding Rosas his first TKO win within the UFC after simply 54 seconds of the primary spherical.

The efficiency serves as yet one more glimpse of the youngsters large potential contained in the Octagon, and following the struggle he was awarded his second UFC efficiency bonus from Dana White.