Glendale — Sean King III had arguably the most violent finish on the Noche UFC card, when he landed a slam and follow-up punches on fellow newcomer Jessie Rosas as part of Saturday’s preliminary card.
King (7-0), known as “The King of Louisiana,” was overlooked coming into the fight, with Rosas being the brother of UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. That certainly won’t be the case moving forward, with the featherweight glibly saying “not bad at all” after the performance.
More than not bad, King may have set himself up for bonus money. Either way, he was clearly happy with his debut.
“I mean, to come in here, first time any of you guys have seen me, the whole UFC team have seen me. To come in here and do something like that for your first day on the job, it can’t get no better,” he suggested, speaking with Cageside Press post-fight.
As for his message to the division, “I’m here. It’s that simple, I’m here.”
The call to fight Rosas came as King was preparing for the Contender Series. Instead, he jumped straight to the UFC, and never wavered in the decision to take the fight. “I definitely did not hesitate. It couldn’t have been any more perfect timing,” King stated. “I was already training, I was in shape. I was ready to go.”
The one thing in the 36-second fight that surprised him? “How calm I was,” said King. “I wanted this since I was 14 years old. And just looking around, being in that cage and just taking it all in, it was real soothing.”
Watch the full Noche UFC post-fight press conference with Sean King III above.