Joshua Van goals to grow to be a part of historical past and line up with John Jones, however he has a barely robust timeline to attain this feat. After beating primary flyweight contender Brandon Royval, his second victory in June, Van seems to be hungry for the chance to have a title shot following UFC 317.
Pursuing the championship belt is fascinating for fighters for apparent causes, however the title victory at this level locations the burgeoning 125-pounder within the historic context with John Jones. Van stated at a press convention on the UFC 317 Publish Occasion, speaking to media members on the scene about what he needed to attain earlier than he may break into the autumn.
“I am the identical age as when John Jones gained the belt. They must e book me by October so not less than we will match his data.”
Joshua Van and the youngest champion in UFC historical past
Joshua Van was 23 and, as talked about above, John Jones was the identical age as when he grew to become the UFC Mild Heavyweight Champion after ending Mauricio “Shogun” Lua far-off. Van’s watch is tickled a bit from second to second as he turns 24 on October tenth for every tapologies, however here is a particular alternative if he is booked subsequent for the title combat for really reigning flyweight Kingpin Alexandre Panthoja.
Van may doubtlessly slender to the throne alongside Jones within the coming months, however it’s attention-grabbing to look again at a few of the youngest title holders all through UFC historical past. Earlier than Jones may do what he did, Jose Aldo was the youngest UFC champion in historical past on the age of 24 after the UFC held the WEC crown at 145 kilos earlier than the UFC gained the corporate and topped their first champion “Scarface” for its weight class.
Earlier than Jose Aldo terrorized the Octagon, Josh Burnett was the youngest UFC champion ever, and he was 24 on the time, however “The Warther” was finally older than Aldo. It has the same framework to the youngest earlier champion within the firm’s historical past, Carlos Newton is 24 years outdated, however older than Burnett.
