Charles Rosa was born on August 24,1986 and is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division.
29 Facts About Charles Rosa
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Charles, of Italian descent is the son of Chucky and Mary Rosa and was born and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts.
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Charles Rosa has a sister, Teresa, and two younger brothers, Lucas and Francis.
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Charles Rosa made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Dennis Siver on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 53, replacing an injured Robert Whiteford.
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Charles Rosa faced Sean Soriano on January 18,2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.
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Charles Rosa won the bout via submission in the third round.
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Charles Rosa then faced Yair Rodriguez on June 13,2015, at UFC 188.
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Charles Rosa was originally expected to face Jimy Hettes on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Charles Rosa faced Shane Burgos on April 8,2017, at UFC 210.
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Charles Rosa lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Charles Rosa was expected to face Mizuto Hirota on September 23,2017, at UFC Fight Night 117.
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Charles Rosa was expected to face Dan Ige on January 20,2018, at UFC 220.
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However, on December 22,2017, it was reported that Charles Rosa was pulled from the event due to neck injury.
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Charles Rosa won the fight via a submission in round one.
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Charles Rosa was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell on May 2,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Weidman.
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Charles Rosa faced Kevin Aguilar on June 13,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs Calvillo.
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Charles Rosa faced Darrick Minner on February 20,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis.
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Charles Rosa faced Justin Jaynes on June 26,2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.
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In conjunction with the bout, Charles Rosa signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC.
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Charles Rosa faced Nathaniel Wood on July 23,2022, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Aspinall.
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Charles Rosa then faced Josh Harvey for the vacant CES MMA Lightweight title in the main event of CES 77 on May 3,2024.
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Charles Rosa defended the CES MMA Lightweight title against Patrick Benson in the main event of CES 78 on August 3,2024.
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Charles Rosa won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Charles Rosa had a bare knuckle MMA fight against Peter Barrett on November 15th 2024.
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Charles Rosa won the fight via anaconda choke in the third round.
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On December 11,2024, it was announced that Charles Rosa was signed by Global Fight League.
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On January 24th, 2025, it was announced Charles Rosa was drafted to the Miami GFL team.
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Charles Rosa was scheduled to face Khumoyun Tukhtamuradov in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24,2025 at GFL 1.
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Charles Rosa is engaged and expecting a baby in 2025 with luxury real estate agent Shannon Southcomb.