Brandon Royval recently revisited his feelings going into his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in 2020.
Royval was the LFA flyweight champ when he got a call for a short-notice UFC debut against Tim Elliott. At the time, Elliott was a veteran with 12 UFC outings to his name and on his second stint in the promotion.
Royval recalls Elliott looking extremely confident as he danced his way inside the Octagon. Meanwhile, “Raw Dawg” didn’t feel the same confidence and wanted to avoid eye contact with Dana White, who was cageside.