Joshua
Van appears to be in need of a new opponent after announcing
that his proposed 125-pound clash against Su Mudaerji
has been canceled.
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The flyweight booking was scheduled for UFC 302
on June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. A reason
for Mudaerji’s exit is currently unknown.
“Fight is off for June 1 I need a real opponent,” Van wrote on
social media.
Joshua Van posts on his IG that his fight
between him and Sumudaerji is off for
#UFC302 pic.twitter.com/RKvRwG9zmU— Octagon Update (@octagonupdate)
April 21, 2024
Van made his UFC debut with a split decision win over Zhalgas
Zhumagulov in June 2023 and followed it up with a unanimous
decision win over Kevin
Borjas in November. Most recently ,“The Fearless” scored his
first UFC finish via TKO against Felipe
Bunes this past January.
Meanwhile, Mudaerji bounced back from a foiled UFC debut against
Louis
Smolka in 2018 by mounting a three- fight winning streak.
However, “Tibetan Eagle” has since suffered consecutive submission
losses, most recently falling to Tim Elliott
on five days’ notice in December 2023.