Flyweight are always fun. Anytime there are flyweights on the card, you gotta take notice. There is a good chance the matchup will be a fight of the night contender. And that is especially true when Brandon Royval is involved..

Brandon Royval is quickly becoming a fan favourite. And I think we have good reason to believe he is actually Nick and Nates long lost brother. Every Brandon Royval fight seems to not only be one of the best fights of the night, but they are a damn near all time classic! If you have not seen the dual knockdown sequence he had with Kai Kara-France, go find it now.

Royval is not only one of the most exciting fighters in the division (sport!?), but he is also one of the best. He has a very fun, high volume, and unpredictable striking style, and he is dangerous on the ground – 8 of his 12 wins are via submission. Royval is currently ranked 5^th at 125, but he is on a 2 fight losing streak. However, his two losses did come against the top fighters in the division. He lost to the guy that went on to become champ, Brandon Moreno via an injured shoulder. And to number 3 ranked Alexandre Pantoja. In the fight with Pantoja, it looked like Brandon was starting to take over in the 2^nd. It was looking unlikely Pantoja would make it out of the round. But then they get into a grappling sequence and Royval loses via RNC. No shame in that.

Regardless of the level of competition, and the fan fare, being on a 2 fight losing streak is not where you want to find yourself in the UFC. Brandon Royval needs to get this done if he wants to stay near the top of the super competitive Flyweight division. And no matter how fun someone is, you need to win.

Royval will be fighting the very game, and very dangerous Rogério Bontorin. Bontorin is currently ranked 7 at Flyweight and will be hungry for his chance to crack the top 5. Bontorin is a grinder. He fights with a heavy pressure and will take you down or will stand and trade if that is what is working.

I expect Bontorin to be the bigger fighter. And if it is going to go the distance, I’d guess that favours Bontorin and his grinding style. If Royval is winning this fight, if he is at his best, I gotta think he proves emphatically that he is the one who belongs in the top 5 and stops this fight. I am very curious to see how these two perform on Saturday. And it is without a doubt my second favourite fight on the entire card.

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