Joshua Van escaping mount without exposing his back

@xxcjxx15 its called the “nah fuck this shit” transition

This some Derrick Lewis shit, Flyweights and Heavyweights are mysterious

@xxcjxx15 That was one of the most surprising parts of the fight for me just how well prepared Van was to get back to his feet while Taira was mounted

“Kipping” escape popularized by the great Craig Jones. Framing on hips and pulling butterfly guard. The underhook during the stand up prevented back exposure nicely.

@VANtastic_mma1 The Houstonian Standup

Van is just a lot stronger than the Nippon. That little mf should be called honey badger.

This is more Taira being weak on top. He’s useless unless he gets a backpack.

@xxcjxx15 What a goat 🐐

Little legs. Cheat code.

Pantoja gonna do nasty things to Van

Van is pure talent. his boxing and footwork are incredible. I don't know how these casuals can't see it yet. Pantoja will lose in the rematch.

Bro literally just stood up

Taira needs Ground and Pound

inspirational use of butter fly guard

Why cant people at lightweight do it against khabib or islam

phew i thought taira had that sub

@MMA_EV kids a generational talent

No ground and pound from Taira

Beautiful

well, he almost got put in a triangle but other than that it was pretty good

0:25 is super slick, but I can't tell if Taira was just happy to get into half-guard at that point, or if Van really did elevate his right-knee to get his leg out.

Dudes defense is slept on