Joshua Van’s on the hunt again. Seems his 125-pound face-off with Su Mudaerji is a no-go. Yep, you heard that right. The scrap’s been scrapped.
So, where was this showdown supposed to happen? UFC 302. Picture it: Newark, New Jersey, Prudential Center, June 1. But now? Mudaerji’s out, and nobody’s saying why.
Van’s not too pleased, to put it mildly. “Fight is off for June 1. I need a real opponent,” he vented on social media. You can almost hear the frustration in his typing, can’t you?
And there’s this tweet floating around. Joshua Van’s Instagram post got snagged by Octagon Update. They’re all, “Joshua Van says it’s off for #UFC302.” Drama, right?
Van’s no newbie to the UFC octagon. His debut? A nail-biter against Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2023. Ended in a split decision win. Then, he clinched a unanimous victory over Kevin Borjas come November. And let’s not forget, he kicked off this year with a bang, taking down Felipe Bunes via TKO. “The Fearless” indeed.
Mudaerji’s had a rollercoaster ride himself. After a rocky start against Louis Smolka in 2018, he hit a winning streak. Three victories back-to-back. But luck’s a fickle friend. The “Tibetan Eagle” found himself on the losing end of submission moves, twice in a row. The latest? A last-minute tussle with Tim Elliott in December 2023. Tough break.