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Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UFC 317 Preview and Prediction: Brandon Royval
Tomorrow night on the main card of UFC 317, we are going to see an extremely exciting fight in the flyweight division. Former title challenger Brandon Royval (17-7) will be taking one the most exciting prospect in the flyweight division in Joshua Van (14-2). This was not Royval's original fight. Royval was supposed to have a title eliminator against Manel Kape, but Kape had to pull out of the fight due to injury. When Kape fell out, Van stepped in. Van just dominated and stopped Bruno Silva at UFC 316 a few weeks ago. Since he was fresh after the fight, he got the call to step in and he took it. Van has won four in a row and has the opportunity to jump right into title contention. Advertisement That said, going from Bruno Silva to Brandon Royval is a huge jump, no disrespect to Silva. Brandon Royval since 2019 is 9-3 inside the octagon. Two of those losses came against flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. The other loss was a loss to Brandon Moreno where Royval injured his shoulder. A loss that he got back with a decision win over Moreno last February. Royval also has a second round finish over tomorrow night's challenger Kai Kara-France during that stretch. UFC 317 Prediction When the odds of this fight were first released, Van was better than -200 which is insane to me. Again, Brandon Royval is the number one contender in the division for a reason. The only man who has truly beaten him is the champion while Royval has been taking out all the other top UFC flyweight contenders. Van was just stopped by Charles Johnson last July. I absolutely love Joshua Van and I believe that he's going to be a future flyweight champion, however, he's 23-years-old and there's plenty of time for him to get there. I really admire him for jumping at this opportunity, but I think Royval is just going to be too much for him. Advertisement I think Royval will control the pace and his ability to mix in his striking and scramble in the grappling exchanges is really going to help here. I think this is going to be a wild fight and I see Royval getting a submission win at UFC 317. I think there will be some form of a grappling exchange that will lead to a Royval guillotine. That said, if Van pulls this off, the sky is the limit for the young man and he'll be next for the flyweight champion. Prediction: Brandon Royval by Submission Related Headlines
Yahoo
26-06-2025
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- Yahoo
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Joshua Van explains why he's taking Brandon Royval fight on 2-weeks' notice Joshua Van calls in before his short-notice fight against number one flyweight contender Brandon Royvall to talk about his win over Bruno Silva, jumping up the rankings, buying his mom a house, training with Myanmar legend Aung La Nsang, and more. 1:27 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Forbes
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Joshua Van: A Win Over Brandon Royval At UFC 317 Puts Me At No. 1
Joshua Van has accomplished a lot during his relatively short MMA career. At UFC 317, the 23-year-old tackles his biggest assignment yet when he faces No. 1 ranked UFC flyweight contender Brandon Royval on short notice at UFC 317. The news that Royval had lost his original opponent for UFC 317, which takes place on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, broke earlier this week when Kape revealed he suffered a broken foot during training. Royval was the one who informed fight fans that Van was stepping in on short notice as a replacement. Van was fresh off a TKO win over veteran UFC competitor Bruno Silva when he accepted the Royval fight. The Silva stoppage at UFC 316 gave Van a four-fight winning streak and moved him to the No. 10 spot in the official UFC 125-pound rankings. After his win at UFC 316, Van called for a fight against former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, who is ranked No. 2 in the division. 'If I win this fight, I'm No. 1," Van told Ariel Helwani. "No [UFC hasn't said that], but who am I supposed to fight next? If I beat the No. 1 guy, I'm the No. 1 [guy]. So that's what I'm thinking right now. 'The only reason I called out [Brandon] Moreno [after UFC 316] was because everyone in the top 15 had a matchup and stuff like that. It was just me and him that were left, and he said he wanted to fight on Noche UFC, I want to fight in Texas. But if they give me a title [fight after UFC 317], hell yeah, I'll take the title.' "When they called me Sunday, it's just an opportunity that I can't say no. I told the media I want to fight as soon as possible, so the UFC gave me a matchup, and I have to say yes,' Van added. The timing of the Royval vs. Van fight is excellent. The co-main event of UFC 317 finds the flyweight title on the line, as champion Alexandre Pantoja faces Kai Kara-France in that matchup. The winner of the Royval vs. Van fight, which is currently booked for the UFC 317 prelims, could determine who faces the winner of that Pantoja vs. Kara-France matchup. Van spoke about that fight. "Kai is a very powerful guy. So I feel like if Kai doesn't show him too much respect, I think he can get it done," Van said. "But if Pantoja bullies him in there, it's done. It's over. 'It would be ideal if I fight Pantoja because nobody's ever beaten him as the champion. So if I go out there and beat him, that would be [great]. May the best man win.' Royval faced Pantoja in a title fight in December 2023. Pantoja won that contest by decision. The two also faced each other in a non-title bout in August 2021. Pantoja earned a submission win in that scrap. Royval has a September 2020 submission win over Kara-France. We will have more on Royval vs. Van and the UFC 317 fight card as fight night approaches.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Advertisement Following Saturday's UFC 316 event in Newark, N.J., several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters. The defeated: Jeka Saragih The defeated: Bruno Silva The defeated: Vicente Luque The defeated: Patchy Mix The defeated: Julianna Peña The defeated: Sean O'Malley The victorious: JooSang Yoo The victorious: Wang Cong The victorious: Azamat Murzakanov The victorious: Joshua Van The victorious: Kevin Holland The victorious: Mario Bautista The victorious: Joe Pyfer The victorious: Kayla Harrison The victorious: Merab Dvalishvili This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions
USA Today
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday's UFC 316 event in Newark, N.J., several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters. The defeated: Jeka Saragih The defeated: Bruno Silva The defeated: Vicente Luque The defeated: Patchy Mix The defeated: Julianna Peña The defeated: Sean O'Malley The victorious: JooSang Yoo The victorious: Wang Cong The victorious: Azamat Murzakanov The victorious: Joshua Van The victorious: Kevin Holland The victorious: Mario Bautista The victorious: Joe Pyfer The victorious: Kayla Harrison The victorious: Merab Dvalishvili
