Joshua Van

ESPN released its new MMA 30 Under 30 list, and fans are arguing over the top spots UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van (24) is ranked No. 1 But right behind him, PFL champion Usman Nurmagomedov took the No. 2 spot, placing him above former UFC champion Ilia Topuria at No. 3 Usman is undefeated with multiple title defenses in PFL, while Topuria has fought the very best inside the UFC Octagon

Topuria, Nurmagomedov

The UFC’s youngest ranked fighters are honestly wild. 🤯 Joe Pyfer being the youngest ranked fighter at 30 really puts the UFC’s current talent pool into perspective. And then you’ve got Joshua Van, Raul Rosas Jr., Payton Talbott and other young names already making noise near the top of their divisions. The UFC rankings currently have Van as the 24-year-old flyweight champion, while Rosas Jr. is ranked at bantamweight. Which fighter on this list has the biggest future? 👀 #UFC #MMA #UFCRankings #UFCFighters #MMAProspects

Talbott, Pyfer

“Your face won’t match your passport anymore” 💀 Kape and Van are NOT holding back. Who you got winning this matchup?

Kape

Deiveson Figueiredo says he has asked the UFC to book him against flyweight champion Joshua Van and is willing to drop back to 125 pounds, saying "I go out there and knock him out." It would be his first flyweight appearance in almost four years, in the division where he twice held UFC gold. First, Figueiredo faces Payton Talbott on the main card of UFC 332 in Salt Lake City, looking to snap a two-fight skid.

Talbott, Figueiredo

Joshua Van is one of the UFC's most explosive flyweight champions, and his slick boxing has produced some of the division's best statistics ever recorded. Nicknamed The Fearless, the 24-year-old Myanmar native holds the highest significant strike accuracy in UFC flyweight history at 57.4 percent, alongside the best striking differential the division has ever produced. Van trains his boxing at Aztlan Boxing Gym, keeping his approach deliberately basic, saying I like to stay very simple, one, two, one, two, three. That simplicity carried him to the title as the second-youngest champion in UFC history, out-landing former champion Tatsuro Taira 131 to 55 in significant strikes across five rounds. Known for relentless volume and ferocious body work, Van remains one of combat sports' most gifted young champions. #joshuavan #reels #boxing #speed

Taira

Joshua van may have a new challenger! Current flyweight champion Joshua Van has taken the sport by storm not only with his insane skills but his unique personality Muhammad Mokaev was one of the division's most feared prospects slowly climbing the ranks and hit a hurdle in 2024 when he was released from the UFC, but he has taken to social media asking to be resigned and has Van in his sights @kalshi gives Joshua Van a 86% chance of being the Flyweight champion by the end of the year

Mokaev