Brandon Royval

Brandon 'Raw Dawg' Royval is exactly what his nickname promises: a flyweight who fights with reckless, all-action abandon. He scrambles, dives on submissions, throws volume, and turns nearly every fight into the kind of chaotic firefight that wins Fight of the Night bonuses.

That style carried him to two title shots against champion Alexandre Pantoja, both of which he lost narrowly, and to wins over former champ Brandon Moreno and rising star Tatsuro Taira. Even without gold, he's been a fixture at the top of one of the UFC's most entertaining divisions.

For new fans, Royval is an easy favorite: he never plays it safe, his fights are guaranteed entertainment, and his loose, chaotic style makes him impossible to look away from. If you want to see why flyweight is the best division for pure action, start with a Royval fight.