Brandon Royval states the flyweight division is “starting to explode” and he will soon compete for the title
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Brandon Royval aims for a title shot
Brandon Royval is the number 5 ranked flyweight on the UFC roster. The young prospect got the biggest win of his career against Kai Kara France at UFC 253. He then faced the champion, Brandon Moreno, but he lost that fight because of a shoulder dislocation.
That loss was really hard for Brandon Royval as Moreno went on to face the former champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, and eventually became the champ. He then returned to face Alexandre Pantoja at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum, and he lost that fight as well. The division is really competitive and Royval is really looking to get back to the top.
Talking to MMA Junkie Radio, Royval said, “The division is super small right now, and I think the division’s, like, starting to explode. I think you see quick changes, and I think I’m probably one of the best examples of that, of just having being a nobody at all and now I think I’m No. 5 on the road, so it’s just crazy to what one year really did in my life.”
“With the Brandon Moreno one, … I knew that my shoulder was compromised in that fight, so that sucked,” Royval said. “I obviously made mistakes and stuff that I could learn in that fight and things I could take away, of course, but that surgery was needed. That surgery needed to happen, and as far as that Pantoja fight, I feel like I’m just growing mentally in general is really what the big takeaway and what I’ve learned and grown from that.”
“At least two fights before I get that title shot“- Brandon Royval understands that he needs to earn his title shot
With fights in pandemic and everything, Royval hasn’t got the chance to compete in front of a live audience, he wants to feel that before he takes his chance against the champ, he states, “If you think about my career and where I’ve been so far as like, I haven’t even fought in front of a crowd. I’ve never walked out like a proper UFC walkout or any of that stuff, so it’s like, I think for me is I want at least two fights before I get that title shot, and I think that’s more what’s needed on it.”
Brandon Royval understands that there are many people in front of him who have earned their shot at the title, and he needs to do that too, “I wish I could take the title shot this week, but what’s needed is I probably need to win this fight and then another title contention fight, and then I’ll probably be right in the picture for a title match or something like to that point,” said Royval.
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