Raul Rosas Jr. next fight: RAF debut against Diego Sanchez foe Clay Guida

The 22-year-old UFC bantamweight faces the 44-year-old Guida at RAF 15 at NOW Arena in Chicago on 28 November, his fifth combat sports booking of 2026.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Fri 16 Oct, 20:16 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Raul Rosas Jr. will make his debut for the wrestling promotion RAF against UFC veteran Clay Guida at RAF 15 on 28 November at NOW Arena in Chicago, the promotion announced on Friday.

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The bout pairs one of the UFC's youngest success stories with one of its longest-serving names. Rosas became the youngest fighter ever signed by the UFC when he earned a contract on Dana White's Contender Series at 17, then the youngest to win a UFC fight when he beat Jay Perrin on his debut. Now 22, he is on a run of six straight wins at bantamweight, the latest a finish of Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 121.

Guida retired from MMA in 2024 after more than 60 professional fights, 37 of them in the UFC. In 2019 he was inducted into the Fight Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame for his fight with Diego Sanchez at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. He has lost all three of his RAF appearances, against Frankie Edgar, Keelon Jimison and Cayden Henschel.

Rosas has already competed four times in 2026. Alongside his two UFC wins, he drew with Deiveson Figueiredo at a Hype FC event and submitted Khasan Magomedsharipov in the first round at an ACBJJ event in July.

Former UFC fighters Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone meet each other on the same card. Bellator and RIZIN veteran Danny Sabatello faces Jacob Schultz, and UFC flyweight Miranda Maverick makes her RAF debut against Olympian Haley Augello.

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Raul Rosas Jr.Raoni Barcelos Deiveson Figueiredo Miranda Maverick