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Nolan King and Danny Segura

21-year-old Joshua Van felt at home during UFC debut, wants to be most active fighter in promotion

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Joshua Van is only 21 and he’s already pocketed a win in the UFC.

At UFC on ABC 5, Van (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won his short-notice promotional debut when he defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-9 MMA, 1-6 UFC) by unanimous decision. The flyweight bout took place on Saturday’s prelims at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Van hasn’t been on the UFC roster for even a month. But when it came time to fight, Van was comfortable on the big stage under the bright lights.

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