UFC: Myanmar’s Joshua Van retains title against Tatsuro Taira
MYANMAR representative Joshua Van successfully defended his UFC flyweight championship title after defeating Japanese fighter Tatsuro Taira by Technical Knockout (TKO) in the fifth round during a title bout held in the United States.
Joshua Van escaped several grappling attempts from his opponent and dominated the fight with powerful and accurate punches before stopping Taira with 1 minute and 32 seconds remaining in the fifth round. The 24-year-old fighter secured the first successful defence of his championship belt.
Joshua Van, the UFC’s second-youngest champion, now holds a professional record of 10 wins and one loss from 11 fights. — MNA/KZL
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