Fall River’s Mitch Raposo draws tough opponent in next UFC matchup

A Fall River man’s dream of fighting in the UFC became a reality last year. Now he is looking for a much-needed win.

26-year-old Durfee grad Mitch Raposo (9-3) is set to take on Azat Maksum (15-2) of Kazakhstan at UFC 321 on October 25th in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Maksum is coming off his only 2 losses. Both by unanimous decision.

Raposo is also coming off two losses. Both by split decision.

In Raposo’s last bout, the flyweight took on 17-7 Su Mudaerji at UFC 314 in Miami at the Kaseya Center on April 12th.

The fight was close with all three judges scoring 29-28. Two for Mudaerji and one for Raposo.

On June 1st, 2024, Raposo, who fights out of the Regiment Training Center, made his UFC debut at UFC 302 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on less than two weeks’ notice.

Raposo, who replaced Nyamjargal Tumendemberel who had to withdraw from the fight, took on fellow flyweight 8-0 Andre Lima.

Lima took the split decision over Raposo (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) with damaging legs kicks through all three rounds, however, Lima also grabbed the fence, poked Raposo’s eye and was fined 30% of his purse for missing weight by 4 pounds.

In addition to the Raposo fight, the UFC 321 card will feature Tom Aspinall versus Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title.

The prelims start at 10:00 a.m. EST and can be seen on ESPN+ and Disney+. The main card starts at 2:00 p.m. EST and can be viewed on PPV.