Raul Rosas Jr. faces Aoriqileng at UFC 306 [Video]

Raul Rosas Jr. will be part of the second Noche UFC card after all.

On Sep. 14, UFC 306 take places at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the entire event being branded around Mexican Independence Day as the second Noche UFC event. And at that event, Rosas will face Aoriqileng in a bantamweight bout. The news was first announced by Rosas’ management team Iridium Sports and later confirmed by MMA Fighting.

Rosas took part in the original Noche UFC event, defeating Terrence Mitchell in the featured bout of the evening in just 54 seconds. Earlier this year, Rosas returned to the cage with a second-round submission of Ricky Turcios at UFC Kentucky. Following that win, Rosas called for a step up in competition, but was most concerned with securing a spot on UFC 306. Rosas is 3-1 in the UFC, earning performance bonuses in each of his three victories.

Aoriqileng joined the UFC in 2021 and got off to …