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Nolan King and Ken Hathaway

Brandon Royval shoots to put Askar Askarov – and himself – through hell at UFC Fight Night 212

LAS VEGAS – Oftentimes fighters aim to take the littlest damage possible in a fight.

Saturday, Brandon Royval plans to do the opposite. Known for his hectic, wild fighting style, Royval (14-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) admitted at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday he expects to take damage to dish it against Askar Askarov (14-1-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 212.

“I’m going to fight and I want to make it hell for both of us,” Royval told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “If I feel the hell and I feel the pain of a fight, I know he’s feeling it. I want to put us both through hell and I want to come out the top person. That’s the whole entire goal of this fight, it’s to drag us to hell and come out lighting that fire.”

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