{"id":955112,"date":"2026-11-02T04:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T04:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955112\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T04:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T04:34:10","slug":"raul-rosas-jr-steps-up-on-short-notice-to-grapple-covington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/955112\/","title":{"rendered":"Raul Rosas Jr. Steps Up on Short Notice to Grapple Covington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raul Rosas Jr. has stepped up to replace Dillon Danis, who has yet again pulled out of a fight, this time against Colby Covington in RAF. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">Combat sports fans <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/is-the-rivalry-settled-arman-tsarukyan-reacts-to-defeating-dillon-danis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expected Dillon Danis to<\/a> pull out of another high-profile matchup, and he didn&#8217;t disappoint. Two days before his scheduled grappling bout against Colby Covington, Danis backed out, leaving event organizers scrambling for a late-notice replacement. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Enter <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/raul-rosas-jr-takes-on-new-challenge-clay-guida-raf-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raul Rosas Jr.<\/a> The 22-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/ufc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> bantamweight phenom accepted the challenge on short notice, stepping up against a seasoned welterweight veteran. Covington didn&#8217;t hold back his appreciation for the young fighter&#8217;s willingness to cross weight classes, noting that Rosas Jr. has &#8220;a big set of nuts on him&#8221; for taking on a much larger opponent with minimal prep time. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/2116933147703324747\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\nYoungest UFC Talent Meets Championship Grit<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The matchup presents a fascinating clash of styles and physical attributes. Covington, a former interim UFC Welterweight Champion who holds a 17-5 professional record with a 38% striking accuracy and over three takedowns averaged per 15 minutes, brings a relentless pace and high-level NCAA Division I wrestling credentials to the mat. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/raul-rosas-jr-takes-on-new-challenge-clay-guida-raf-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rosas Jr. continues to shock<\/a>\u00a0the MMA world with his fearless attitude. Boasting an impressive 13-1 professional record, &#8220;El Ni\u00f1o Problema&#8221; averages over five takedowns per fight with a 53% takedown accuracy in his UFC career. Despite giving up around 35 pounds to Covington, competing regularly at 135 pounds against Covington\u2019s usual 170-pound frame, Rosas Jr. relies on his scrambles and submission threat.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">While Danis\u2019 retreat leaves another mark on his unpredictable combat sports run, <a href=\"https:\/\/mmasucka.com\/..\/..\/news\/raul-rosas-jr-cracks-ufc-bantamweight-top-10-after-raoni-barcelos-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rosas Jr. gains immediate<\/a>\u00a0respect from fans and peers alike by stepping up. Going head-to-head with a top-tier wrestler on three days&#8217; notice shows the exact mindset that made the young bantamweight a fan favorite from day one. Win or lose on the mats, taking on Covington proves Rosas Jr. is ready to fight anyone, anywhere, at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Raul Rosas Jr. has stepped up to replace Dillon Danis, who has yet again pulled out of a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,18457,10987,641,638,59687,82,640],"class_list":["post-955112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-colby-covington","tag-dillon-danis","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-raul-rosas-jr","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=955112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=955112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=955112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}