No. 12 ranked Raul Rosas Jr. meets No. 13 Raoni Barcelos in a bantamweight main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, September 26, at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
UFC’s event page lists Rosas Jr., the 21-year-old from Clovis listed at 13-1, against Barcelos, the 39-year-old from Rio de Janeiro listed at 22-5. Prelims are set for 4 p.m. ET and the main card for 6 p.m. ET, both on Paramount+.
Rosas Jr., nicknamed “El Nino Problema,” is riding a five-fight win streak. His last outing was a unanimous decision over Rob Font at UFC 326 on March 7, 2026. He made his Octagon debut on December 10, 2022.
Barcelos lists his fighting style as jiu-jitsu and, on his UFC athlete page, says he holds a third-degree black belt. He has won five in a row, most recently a split decision over Montel Jackson on April 25, 2026. His Octagon debut was July 14, 2018.
The announced card also puts ranked women’s bantamweights in the mix: No. 4 Norma Dumont against No. 5 Ailin Perez. Middleweight includes Rodolfo Vieira versus Robert Bryczek. Jackson appears again on the bill, this time opposite Ricky Simon at bantamweight.
Full announced lineup from UFC.com:
- Bantamweight (main event): No. 12 Raul Rosas Jr. vs No. 13 Raoni Barcelos
- Women’s bantamweight: No. 4 Norma Dumont vs No. 5 Ailin Perez
- Women’s strawweight: Melissa Amaya vs Valesca Machado
- Women’s strawweight: Vanessa Demopoulos vs Yazmin Jauregui
- Bantamweight: Montel Jackson vs Ricky Simon
- Bantamweight: Mehemmedeli Osmanli vs Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu
- Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand vs Rinya Nakamura
- Bantamweight: John Castaneda vs Alatengheili
- Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira vs Robert Bryczek
- Light heavyweight: Rodolfo Bellato vs Christian Edwards
- Lightweight: Josiah Harrell vs Elves Brener
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs Barcelos is September 26 at the Meta Apex. Stream it on Paramount+.
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