Joshua Van inched his way further up the flyweight rankings with a dominant performance against Bruno Silva in the UFC 316 featured prelim on Saturday night.
Silva looked solid in the early going, lighting up Van’s lead leg with some nasty kicks. However, it was clear that Van’s boxing was far superior to Silva’s. That became very apparent just past the halfway point of the second stanza when Van unleashed a combination that sent Silva crashing to the canvas.
It was just one of three knockdowns for Van, who tied the flyweight record for the most knockdowns in a single fight.