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Fans React As Joshua Van & Edgar Chairez Put On Early FOTN Contender At Noche UFC 306

Joshua Van came out on top in an early fight of the night contender against Edgar Chairez at UFC 306. After Raul Rosas Jnr. got proceedings underway inside the Sphere with a largely uneventful performance, the flyweights in the second fight of the night turned the heat up. The second round in particular produced one […]

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Joshua Van came out on top in an early fight of the night contender against Edgar Chairez at UFC 306.

After Raul Rosas Jnr. got proceedings underway inside the Sphere with a largely uneventful performance, the flyweights in the second fight of the night turned the heat up.

The second round in particular produced one of the best back-and-forth battles of the year, where both men could have been finished at different points.

Ultimately, Van did enough to seal the victory after stepping in late notice, taking the second and third rounds to win 29-28 across all three scorecards.

MMA Fans React To Flyweight Barnburner Between Joshua Van & Edgar Chairez

Just like that, Noche UFC feels like it is properly underway after Van and Chairez helped to set the tone for the rest of the evening.

MMA fans reacted on social media to a fantastic clash at 125 pounds which featured some vintage Mexican fighting spirit.

Read also: Noche UFC 306: Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili Live Results & Highlights

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VIDEO: Charles Johnson Lands Brutal Uppercut KO To Stall Joshua Van’s Rise At UFC Fight Night Denver

Charles Johnson had tough competition on his hands when he faced rising flyweight star Joshua Van in the featured prelim bout of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Denver. Johnson came into the fight as a notable underdog, and Van appeared to be proving the sportsbooks correct through the first two rounds. Motivated with the idea […]

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Charles Johnson had tough competition on his hands when he faced rising flyweight star Joshua Van in the featured prelim bout of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Denver.

Johnson came into the fight as a notable underdog, and Van appeared to be proving the sportsbooks correct through the first two rounds.

Motivated with the idea of likely needing a finish, Johnson came out focused in the final round. The former LFA champion turned up the pressure and landed a couple of combinations, including a right hand that rocked his Burmese counterpart.

“InnerG” then landed a three-punch combination, ending with an uppercut, to drop Van and score the KO just seconds into the third frame.

Charles Johnson Fires Flurries To Finish Joshua Van In Upset Fashion

Johnson has now won three straight fights this year after going 0-3 in the Octagon in 2023.

Van, meanwhile, is now 3-1 in the Octagon, with this fight marking his first loss in professional MMA since dropping his third fight under the Fury FC banner.

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