Raul Rosas Jr. Books RAF Debut vs. UFC Hall of Famer Clay Guida

Raul Rosas Jr. is adding another date to an already absurd calendar. The 22-year-old bantamweight will make his RAF debut against UFC Hall of Famer Clay Guida at RAF 15 on Nov. 28 at Chicago's NOW Arena, the promotion confirmed Friday. It's a straightforward generational matchup: six straight wins and a scary recent finish on one side, 60-plus pro bouts and a Hall of Fame plaque on the other.

Rosas has barely sat down this year. RAF 15 is his fifth combat-sports booking of 2026, a stretch that includes two UFC wins, a draw with Deiveson Figueiredo (25-8-1) at a Hype FC event and a first-round submission of Khasan Magomedsharipov at an ACBJJ card in July. The kid doesn't do inactivity.

The Prospect

Rosas was the youngest signing in UFC history when he earned a contract on Dana White's Contender Series at 17, then became the youngest fighter ever to win a UFC bout against Jay Perrin. His current run of six is anchored by that nasty stoppage of Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 121. At 22, he's got more mileage and more momentum than most fighters twice his age.

The Hall of Famer

Guida, 44, carries a 38-22 record (15 submissions) and retired from MMA in 2024 after 37 UFC appearances. His inclusion in the 2019 Hall of Fame Fight Wing came courtesy of that unforgettable war with Diego Sanchez at The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale. The problem for "The Carpenter" is recent form: he's 0-3 under the RAF banner, dropping decisions and worse to Frankie Edgar, Keelon Jimison and Cayden Henschel. He's still chasing his first win in the promotion.

The rest of the card leans heavily on familiar UFC faces. Bellator and RIZIN veteran Danny Sabatello meets Jacob Schultz, while UFC flyweight Miranda Maverick makes her RAF debut against Olympian Haley Augello. And in the nostalgia slot, former UFC standouts Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone run it back one more time.

RAF 15 airs live on Fox Nation. For Rosas, it's another box ticked in a year of relentless activity; for Guida, it's a shot at finally getting one in the win column before the body of work gets any heavier.