LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 21: (R-L) Brandon Royval punches Alexandre Pantoja of Brazil in a flyweight battle throughout the UFC Fight Night occasion at UFC APEX on August 21, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) November 28, 2023 7:00 pm ET UFC flyweight competitor Brandon Royval has actually seemed like a brand-new male considering that the last he tasted defeat. Royval is presently on a three-fight winning streak after getting sent by Alexandre Pantoja in August 2021. The defeat to the Brazilian stung, however it left Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) with an important lesson: Fight smarter. “I seem like Alexandre Pantoja woke me approximately that,” Royval informed Morning Kombat. “I require to alter the method I’m setting about things since I’m out here doing all these movie research studies for no factor. “I’m viewing battles every damn day of my life. I’m seeing boxing matches every day of my life however then heading out there and battling like an asshole. I simply required to alter my methods for sure.” Royval go back to the cage Dec. 16 as he aims to avenge his loss to Pantoja (26-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who now holds the UFC flyweight title. The 125-pound champion bout acts as the co-main occasion of UFC 296. Royval seems like he’s the most technical fighter in the department however was combating in a manner that attempted to match his challengers on a physical durability level instead of utilizing his capabilities. “To be entirely sincere about how I feel now, I’m tactically much better,” Royval stated. “… I seem like I’m a total fighter. A great deal of these men like Moreno, and I’m not attempting to sh * t on any person, however he’s mostly a fighter. He’ll toss kicks from time to time, however I believe if it decreases to the essentials, I believe I beat these guys in boxing matches, taekwondo matches. I’ll most likely go out battled by every among them, however in a jiu-jitsu match I seem like I beat them. I seem like I’m more of a compleundefinedte martial artist.” For more on the card, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion center for UFC 296. Make certain to check out the MMA Junkie Instagram page and YouTube channel to discuss this and more content with fans of blended martial arts.
Brandon Royval discusses how 2021 loss to Alexandre Pantojoa made him stop ‘battling like an a ** hole’
