Julian Ricardo Dulican Erosa[6] (born July 31, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist.
[7] The son of Ricardo and Debbie Erosa, Julian was born in Seattle, Washington but moved to Yakima growing up.
[5] During his skateboarding years, he frequently got into fights and eventually drifted into mixed martial arts in his late teens.
[5] He graduated from Eisenhower High School and followed his mother's footsteps by studying accounting for a couple of years in Central Washington University before dropping out.
He faced Harrison Bevens at SFL America 2 on December 13, 2014 and claimed the title via knockout.
Subsequently, he was pitted against Drew Brokenshire in a rematch for the vacant CageSport Featherweight Championship at SFL America 3 on February 21, 2015.
Team Faber, in which he advanced from the preliminary fights by defeating Jason Soares via unanimous decision.
Erosa won the fight via majority decision, advancing into quarter-finals where he took on Abner Lloveras.
[19][20] He would then return to Cage Sports, where he would win back the Lightweight title and defend it again against Justin Harrington,[21] before losing it in a TKO loss to Bobby McIntyre.
[26] Erosa faced Grant Dawson on March 9, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos.
[28] Erosa was offered a quick return to face Julio Arce on May 18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 151, despite being released from the promotion after the previous loss.
[30][31] After the release, Erosa picked up one win in his native CageSport and was brought back as a late replacement for Kyle Nelson, who had visa issues, against Sean Woodson at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs.
[33] Erosa faced Nate Landwehr on February 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs.
[37] Erosa replaced Lerone Murphy on short notice against Charles Jourdain on September 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191.