19-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. has made quite the impact in the UFC after becoming the youngest fighter to compete inside the Octagon. The Mexican-American star also wants to surpass Jon Jones and capture the UFC title earlier than ‘Bones’ did when he became a champion at 23 years old. As he makes his ascension in the bantamweight division, Rosas Jr. shared a prediction as to who’ll stand opposite him when he battles for the coveted 135-pound strap.

Raul Rosas Jr.’s division is full of killer fighters like Merab Dvalishvili, Sean O’Malley, Henry Cejudo, and Petr Yan. According to him, none of these fighters will be the champion when he fights for the title. He believes that a certain Dagestani fighter will have the title instead.

Raul Rosas Jr. predicts he’ll fight Team Khabib fighter for the UFC title

Raul Rosas Jr. has proved to be a force to be reckoned with in the UFC, although his career in Dana White’s promotion is a rather young one. Raul Rosas Jr. has so far secured 3 out of his 4 UFC fights, and all of those wins have come by finishes. He will have earned his way into the rankings before fighting for the title and as of now, Sean O’Malley is set to defend his gold against Merab Dvalishvili next.

Having mentioned his aim to become the youngest UFC title winner ever, Raul Rosas Jr. revealed his prediction during a recent interview about who he thinks will have the championship belt when he gets a crack at it to win it. Who do you think he named? Well, he named the undefeated cousin of the undefeated Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov, who boasts a record of 17-0 – Umar Nurmagomedov. “Probably Umar Nurmagomedov, I think he’ll have the belt when I get there,” Rosas Jr. told ‘MMA Crazy’.

Umar Nurmagomedov has been steadily climbing the ranks, racking up win after win, although he has fought only twice in the last two years. We don’t know if he’ll cross paths against Raul Rosas Jr. in the immediate future. However, Umar has a big fight coming up against Cory Sandhagen, and ‘El Nino Problema’ has given his prediction for that matchup as well.

19-year-old UFC star doesn’t see Umar Nurmagomedov getting past Cory Sandhagen

Although Umar Nurmagomedov has a 17-0 record, most of his fights were not in the UFC. As for his upcoming opponent, Cory Sandhagen has a stunning record of 17-4, where he’s beaten some impressive fighters. Most recently, he defeated Rob Font, and that too with a broken arm. Given his track record, Raul Rosas Jr. believes that it’s going to be very tough for Nurmagomedov to beat Sandhagen.

“He’s [Umar] a beast but Cory Sandhagen is a beast too. I am gonna have to go with Cory Sandhagen,” Raul Rosas Jr. added. Well, their fight is a few weeks away and it’ll be interesting to see how the division shapes and who inches closer to their title aspirations in the aftermath of the Umar Nurmagomedov vs Cory Sandhagen fight.

Coming back to Raul Rosas Jr. He has his eyes set on UFC 306 at the Sphere. It remains to be seen how long he takes to get into the title picture and if his prediction about fighting Umar Nurmagomedov turns out to be true. Drop your thoughts in the comments below.