Joshua Van has raised his hand as soon as once more. However this time because of this, he’ll battle in potential once-in-a-lifetime UFC venue at Sphere in Las Vegas.
With Kevin Borjas off the Sept. 14 card for undisclosed causes, Van (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) steps in to face Edgar Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a flyweight undercard bout at UFC 306.
Two folks with data of the matchup not too long ago knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the change however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
The change is the primary one the UFC 306 card at Sphere has encountered. The cardboard is ready to be the promotion’s annual Noche UFC occasion, a tribute to Mexican Independence Day.
Van has remained extremely lively since his novice debut in December 2020. The battle will mark his 18th over that 46-month interval. Van signed with the UFC in 2023 and rapidly racked up wins over Zhalgas Zhumagulov, Kevin Borjas, and Felipe Bunes. In July, Van was completed with strikes by Charles Johnson for his first UFC loss.
Chairez has had combined ends in the UFC. After a loss to Tatsuro Taira in his promotional debut, Chairez fought Daniel Lacerda in back-to-back fights. The primary was a no contest as a result of a untimely stoppage. Chairez received the rematch by first-round triangle choke submission.
The up to date UFC 306 battle card consists of:
- Champ Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili – for bantamweight title
- Champ Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for ladies’s flyweight title
- Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
- Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
- Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez
- Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
- Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng
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