Joshua Van plans to beat Brandon Royval, make moves to become champ
UFC 317 fighter Joshua Van spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his main card bout vs. Brandon Royval on Saturday in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Joshua Van feels a UFC title shot is within reach.
Taking a short-notice fight against former title challenger Brandon Royval, Van (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) thinks a win at Saturday’s UFC 317 will put him next in line to fight for the flyweight championship. Van believes his four fight winning streak plus a statement win over Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) would be enough to get the job done.
“After I beat him, I’m going to get the title for sure,” Van said at Wednesday’s UFC 317 media day.UFC 317, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, comes just three weeks after Van’s most recent bout, as he fought and won at UFC 316 earlier this month. To many, this is a quick turnaround, but Van feels he was given plenty of time to step in for an injured Manel Kape.
“It’s not a short notice, I say, because three weeks is plenty of time,” Van explained. “Like I said, shout out to him for giving me a chance to fight with him, you know what I mean? But yeah, the media work, I’d rather do this.”
Van respects Kape, but does think the matchup did get better in entertainment quality. He expects to give fans a war come Saturday.
“Yes, I think (it’s a better fight),” Van said. “I mean, just because of our fighting styles. Don’t get me wrong, Manel is a great fighter, but the thing that I bring is different. Two pressure fighting going in and fighting in the middle of the cage. It’s going to be great for the fans.”
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