UFC Flyweight Brandon Royval secured a slick guillotine choke on City-Kickboxing’s star talent Kai Kara-France at UFC 253. The bout took place on the main card for the UFC’s returning pay-per-view event on Yas Fight Island. Chiefly, the 125-pound match-up was a critical meeting that would allow the winner to make a major advancement in the division.
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Brandon Royval’s statement win came early into the second round after a strong showing in the opening moments of the fight. Also, right from the outset, it was clear that the fight would play out largely as a grappling exchange. The former LFA champion mercilessly cranked on France’s neck and closed the show.
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UFC Flyweights: Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Royval
Kara-France had plenty of hype going into the scheduled bout with Royval and was bookmarked to edge out a win. He has gone 4-2 in the promotion and will look to maintain more consistency as he moves forward in his career. Moreover, the City-Kickboxing standout has had a lot of hype behind him as the team is on a roll. Not to mention, four of the gym’s fighters including Kara-France were present on the UFC 253 card.
Brandon Royval is now riding a four-fight win streak with each win coming by submission. His ground game covers a wide arsenal of diverse weapons that makes him dangerous. With a win over a prime up and comer, ‘Raw Dawg‘ can expect to push his way towards divisional contention.
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The flyweight division is being steered by the recently minted belt holder, Deiveson Figueiredo. The undisputed champion possesses a significant threat to the divisional contenders by virtue of his brute strength at 125-pounds. What’s more, he has proven himself to be a formidable puzzle to figure out for any stand-up fighter.
Royval might be an interesting stylistic enigma that the flyweight division is in dire need of. He has shown his prowess on the ground and has displayed ferocious stand-up to boot. The UFC will be keen to push him towards contention in a relatively thin division as it currently stands.
