Hot Take Royval Van is easily 2025 FOTY

[Istryker]

Possibly the greatest flyweight scrap in MMA HISTORYY TOO

 

[Fahcough]

This is the fight people pretended those 2 girls had years back. That was high level with damage.

 

[podsox]

So far it is easily. Outside of Hughes/usman we haven’t seen many great fights

 

[Portland8242]

That needed to be 5 rounds so fucking badly

 

[frederick]

Nah, don't say that. I wan't the other fighters to try to one up it.

 

[kingmob6]

There was a great fight in Baku lat week with Nazim Koing the dude.

 

[RedMountain]

Fight of the year

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

This is the fight people pretended those 2 girls had years back. That was high level with damage.

You talking about Joanna vs Weili??

 

[Fahcough]

You talking about Joanna vs Weili??

Sounds right. Where they stood and traded the same 2 harmless combos for 25 minutes . This was levels above it.

 

[Rorschachxx]

Great fight. Def. one of the best of 2025 so far.

Personally enjoyed Merab vs Umar and Belal vs JDM more - guess the stakes were just higher.

 

[theincognito]

Good but not enough pop at 125

The Sadykov fight last week was it

 

[Tito Tapped]

Didn't flyweights just come 2nd in the "divisions we care about the least" threads?

 

[Fahcough]

Didn't flyweights just come 2nd in the "divisions we care about the least" threads?

#VanBless

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

There was a great fight in Baku lat week with Nazim Koing the dude.

That fight was pure drama, impressive heart and technique with Sadykov. I think it was maybe the spark of a future star in Sadykov. But imo, a bit too much 1-way traffic for it to surpass Royval-Van.

Stepping in 3 weeks against the number 1 contender, digging in after fiendish adaptations from royval finding his jab beautifully, and clinching it with that knockdown to sway a bitter war.

Don't get me wrong, I loved that Sadykov fight. Let's appreciate the UFC managed to finally put on some good fights the past 2 weeks lol

 

[Streeter]

Never before have I seen Rock em sock em robots for 3 straight rounds never letting up......

 

[moosaev]

Prisoner of the moment. Good, but wouldn’t say “easily” foty.

 

[Ares Black]

Sounds right. Where they stood and traded the same 2 harmless combos for 25 minutes . This was levels above it.

Don't pretend you actually watched that fight. Or this one.

 

[Killhippies]

Was great but needed to be a five rounder, I feel both men had plenty still in their tanks.

 

[HP_Nut]

incredible fight, maybe even winning over casuals to give flyweight division a chance

 

[Fahcough]

Don't pretend you actually watched that fight. Or this one.

Van got a watch, he's a bulldozer.