Three weeks? No downside. That’s the motto Joshua Van is singing this week as he heads into his second high-stakes combat within the span of 21 days.
After delivering a highlight-reel end in opposition to Bruno Silva at UFC 316 in New Jersey, Van might be again in motion this Saturday when the promotion closes out Worldwide Struggle Week with a loaded UFC 317 card in Las Vegas. There, ‘The Fearless’ will look to increase his unbeaten streak to 5 when he faces the at all times harmful Bradon Royval.
Requested about taking such an enormous combat with simply three weeks to organize, Van scoffed at the concept that his return to the Octagon was on quick discover.
“Is it a short-notice combat? I’ll say, three weeks is loads of time,” Van advised reporters throughout the UFC 317 media day on Wednesday. “Shout out to Brandon for giving me an opportunity to combat with him. I favor this type of schedule—not an excessive amount of media, simply present up, lower weight, and combat.”
It’s Low Danger, Excessive Reward for Joshua Van at UFC 317
Whereas preventing ‘Uncooked Dawg’ is a tall order, whether or not it’s with three weeks or six months to organize, it was a chance that Van merely couldn’t go up.
Because it stands, Van is the Twelfth-ranked contender within the flyweight division, whereas Royval is sitting all the best way on the prime of the ladder, occupying the No. 1 spot. If Van manages to drag off one other spectacular efficiency, he’ll skyrocket himself up the rankings, placing him in pole place to face the winner of UFC’s 317’s co-main occasion conflict between 125-pound titleholder Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Kara France.
It’s a low-risk, high-reward state of affairs for the Myanmar star.