Aaron Isaac Rosa was born on May 28,1983 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist.
18 Facts About Aaron Rosa
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In January 2004, Aaron Rosa began training in mixed martial arts.
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Aaron Rosa made his amateur debut later that year in 2004 and made his professional debut in November 2005.
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Aaron Rosa made his promotional debut on July 27,2007, at ShoXC: Elite Challengers Series against Jefferson Silva and won via TKO.
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Aaron Rosa made his next appearance on October 26,2007, against Jared Hamman and was handed his first professional defeat via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Aaron Rosa then faced Jaime Fletcher on March 21,2008, and was defeated again, via unanimous decision.
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Aaron Rosa was scheduled to fight Seth Petruzelli, at EliteXC: Heat, but Petruzelli was moved to the main event to fight Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson after Ken Shamrock had to pull out due to an injury.
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Aaron Rosa won via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Aaron Rosa made his next appearance on November 20,2009, at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs Bears against Rafael Cavalcante.
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Aaron Rosa then defeated The Ultimate Fighter 10 alumnus Abe Wagner via submission at Titan FC 17: Lashley vs Ott.
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On May 13,2011, it was announced that Aaron Rosa had signed with the UFC.
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Aaron Rosa made his debut against Joey Beltran at UFC 131.
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Aaron Rosa was expected to face Fabio Maldonado in a Light Heavyweight bout at UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson.
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Aaron Rosa instead faced promotional newcomer Matt Lucas on November 12,2011, at UFC on Fox 1.
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Aaron Rosa had his next Light Heavyweight bout against James Te-Huna on March 3,2012, at UFC on FX 2.
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Aaron Rosa lost via TKO in the first round and was released from the promotion.
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Aaron Rosa was defeated 47 seconds into the first round via submission.
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Aaron Rosa lost the bout in the first round via ground and pound TKO.