The UFC has another AAPI champion after Joshua Van wins the UFC Flyweight Championship. He won after he caught a kick from Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323. Pantoja injured his elbow when he tried to break his fall. Definitely didn’t want to include video of that injury. Sherdog has named him their 2025 Male Fighter of the Year.
Amazingly enough, the Myanmar-born Van is only 24 years old. He is the UFC’s first Asian-born male champion. He joins the list of other AAPI UFC champions like BJ Penn, Benson Henderson, and Max Holloway.
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