Buddies on not, Raul Rosas Jr. supposed to place Ricky Turcios away of their unique reserving again in February. Now combating on Saturday, Rosas has a bit of extra motivation to get that completed.
Rosas Jr. (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Turcios (12-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) conflict on the principle card of UFC on ESPN 57, which takes place at KFC Yum! Heart in Louisville, Ky. That is the third date they’ve been scheduled to fulfill, as they have been initially scheduled to battle on Feb. 24 after which every week later at one other UFC Combat Night time occasion after the unique date fell by means of.
Rosas Jr. withdrew from their first date minutes earlier than the battle as he fell in poor health. Then, within the following reserving, Rosas Jr. had a scheduling battle that didn’t enable him to compete. Turcios wasn’t pleased with Rosas Jr. not combating in February and initially criticized him, saying Rosas Jr. was “unprofessional” and “disrespected the Bushido code.”
Turcios might have modified his tune since, however his unique feedback haven’t sat effectively with “El Niño Problema.”
“It does change it a bit of as a result of now I’m going to exit, and we’ll see if he comes out clear this time,” Rosas Jr. informed MMA Junkie. “He had posted he had come out clear within the final battle, so we’ll see if he can say the identical issues he was saying after the final battle that we didn’t battle. However yeah, he’s a bit of bizarre, for certain. He comes and tells me it’s all respect, however then goes on the market and says these kind of issues on-line, so we’ll see if he can again it up.
“If I actually disrespected his code, we’ll see if he does one thing about it on Saturday night time.”
Though it’s been only a few months, the 19-year-old Rosas Jr. believes he’s developed tremendously since that first reserving. He plans on displaying that development by stopping Turcios.
“I feel he’s going to have a tough time both means the battle goes,” Rosas Jr. stated. “He’s a sturdy fighter. He has loads of coronary heart, and he’s going to maintain coming after I put a beating on him. He’s going to maintain coming, so I’m prepared for that. I’m prepared for a warfare, however I’m going to place him out whether or not it’s Spherical 1, 2 or 3. I’m fairly certain I’m going to place him out.”
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