UFC Vegas 121 Fight Card Confirmed With Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos Main Event
The UFC has finalized an 11-fight lineup for UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos, scheduled for September 26 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The bantamweight division headlines the event as Raul Rosas Jr. faces veteran Brazilian Raoni Barcelos in the main event. Rosas Jr. enters the matchup with a 12-1 record, while Barcelos brings a 22-5 record into the contest.
The card will also feature two finals from The Ultimate Fighter 34. Azerbaijan’s Mehemmedeli Osmanli will face Kyrgyzstan’s Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu in a bantamweight final, while Melissa Amaya takes on Tina Black in the strawweight final.
Other notable bouts include Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez, Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon, Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards and Rodolfo Vieira vs. Robert Bryczek.
The remaining confirmed matchups are Brady Hiestand vs. Rinya Nakamura, Josiah Harrell vs. Elves Brener, John Castaneda vs. Alatengheili and Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Yazmin Jauregui.
The event is scheduled to stream live on Paramount+, beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
Meanwhile, the UFC has also made a change to its Noche UFC 3 main event. Jean Silva will now face Jose Delgado after Yair Rodriguez withdrew from the bout because of an injury.
