Brandon Royval delivered an action packed bout with Matt Schnell. The bout was barely into round 1 when Royval snagged a tight guillotine and prompted Schnell to tap.
Royval was a favorite heading into the bout with mean odds of about -260.
Schnell briefly had a shot snagging a d’arce earlier in the round by Royval shrugged it off fast.
Schnell had gone into it on the wings of losing his mom during camp.
Brandon Royval put the squeeze on him and forced the tap! 👋#UFC274 pic.twitter.com/Asa0E5OR8F
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) May 8, 2022
Brandon Royval delivered quite a line on his exit: “Hey baby, I’m walking into the fire every time and I’m walking out with a f*cking tan.”
JUST THAT QUICK! ⚡️😮💨
It was pure chaos from the off but @BrandonRoyval grabs another submission win, wow! #UFC274 pic.twitter.com/eLQgbg6k2v
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 8, 2022
The bout ended barely 2 minutes in via submission. Royval improved his MMA record to 14-6 meanwhile Schnell is now 15-6.