Raul Rosas Jr. received’t battle at Noche UFC 3 after he was pressured out of his scheduled matchup towards Rob Font on the upcoming card going down in San Antonio on Sept. 13.
Sources advised MMA Preventing’s Mike Heck that Rosas was out of the battle with the search ongoing for a possible substitute to face Font on the cardboard. Wristlock MMA initially reported the information on social media.
It’s disappointing information for Rosas, who has been asking for an opportunity to face a ranked opponent with hopes of proving himself towards the higher echelon of the bantamweight division. General, Rosas sports activities a 5-1 file within the UFC and he’s at present driving a four-fight win streak.
Rosas stormed into the UFC as a young person and made quick waves however finally suffered a loss in his second look with the promotion. He bounced again in robust trend however it seems he’ll have to attend till a later date to make his return to motion within the UFC.
As for Font, he’ll should play the ready recreation in hopes that the UFC can discover him a brand new opponent.
Font is at present driving a two-fight win streak with choice victories over Jean Matsumoto and Kyler Phillips.
With Rosas vs. Font off, the UFC did add a brand new matchup with Alexander Hernandez making a fast turnaround following a win over Chase Hooper when he clashes with Diego Ferreira in a light-weight matchup. A number of folks with information of the promotion’s plans confirmed that new matchup is booked with Rosas vs. Font now not occurring.
Noche UFC 3 contains a featherweight battle between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva in the primary occasion.
The total bout order remains to be to be decided forward of the Sept. 13 card in Texas.
