The Gracies, Nurmagomedovs, and Diazes have all been super successful families in MMA ... soon there may be another surname to add to the list -- Rosas!
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00:00It's like part of my dream come true, being able to fight in Mexico City in front of a
00:08lot of family that I have.
00:09So you know, I'm just blessed that I'm able to do it in front of all these people.
00:15You obviously came into the sport and came into the, you know, the UFC at such a young
00:20age.
00:21So the moment's never too big for you, right?
00:22How do you avoid letting a moment be too big for you?
00:25You say a lot of friends and family are going to be there to watch you do your thing.
00:30I mean, because at the end of the day, you know, I'm just concentrated always on focus
00:35on what I'm going to do.
00:37It's just another fight.
00:39Doesn't matter if it's wherever it is, it's a fight, you know, and I'm just going to do
00:44my thing and hopefully the people like it.
00:48And I'm in there to get a win and keep chasing my dream and my career.
00:53What about the opponent, next man up, Vince Morales?
00:57What should we expect when you get in there with him?
01:02I'm ready for war.
01:03I'm ready for whatever.
01:05I'm always, like always, I'm going to be trying to get him out of there by knockout or submission,
01:11whatever comes first.
01:14Or I'm ready to go out three rounds and just dominate.
01:17Or I'm ready to go to war for three rounds.
01:19I think he's a very experienced fighter, very durable, very tough.
01:24He has, you know, his little things, so you know, I'm expecting a nice fight, but I'm
01:30ready for it.
01:31Not looking past Vince at all, but a win on May 29th, March 29th.
01:38Where does that put you?
01:39Do you start thinking about, you know, let me get in there with somebody in the rankings?
01:43Or you got a little ways to go yet?
01:46Yeah, I mean, obviously, I'm always concentrating on the fight ahead of me, which right now
01:52is Vince Morales, but of course, getting the job done, I think we start looking at top
01:5715 opponents next.
01:59But yeah, I mean, whatever comes after that, you know, I just want to, more importantly,
02:05stay active and do what I love and eventually become a UFC champion.
02:10UFC fans, all fight fans, are basically watching you grow up, you know, in the octagon.
02:15The goal still, you're going to be the youngest UFC champion?
02:19Of course, that always remains the goal, you know, so, you know, I still got quite some
02:24time.
02:25I barely turned 20, so, you know, I know Vought's plans are greater than mine, but thankfully,
02:31you know, everything is going perfect right now, so all I got to do is, you know, keep
02:36working hard, winning these fights, and we're going to get there.
02:41You come from such a fighting family, I'm sure it's special to, you know, to fight on
02:45these cards.
02:47How special will it be one day to see one of your brothers, two of your brothers, potentially
02:51be on the card, a sister be on the card?
02:53Big things for the family, right?
02:56Yeah, you know, I'm excited for that.
03:00I love helping them, and we just help each other, they help me a lot, I help them, and
03:06we work as a team, and it's a family thing, so I'm pretty sure this year, this will happen
03:12where one or maybe two of my brothers are in the UFC, and next year, for sure, we see
03:19all four, including my sister, like the Rosas brothers just eventually taking over the UFC.
03:26Last thing, if people weren't going to tune in on March 29th, why do they got to watch
03:29this fight, this card, everything in Mexico City?
03:33Man, they got to watch it because, you know, every time a Mexican fighter steps in there,
03:37it's always a war, and Vince Morales, my opponent, is a warrior, I'm a warrior, so our fight,
03:44we're going to put a hell of a show, and just watch me grow, watch me evolve, every fight
03:49I come stronger, wiser, more experienced, and you know, you're just going to see my
03:54evolution on this fight, so make sure to tune in March 29th, and I'm going to put on a show, baby.