Joshua Van Announces UFC 302 Bout Against Su Mudaerji Has Been Canceled

Joshua Van appears to be in need of a new opponent after announcing that his proposed 125-pound clash against Su Mudaerji has been canceled.

The flyweight booking was scheduled for UFC 302 on June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. A reason for Mudaerji’s exit is currently unknown.

“Fight is off for June 1 I need a real opponent,” Van wrote on social media.

Joshua Van posts on his IG that his fight between him and Sumudaerji is off for #UFC302 pic.twitter.com/RKvRwG9zmU

— Octagon Update (@octagonupdate) April 21, 2024

Van made his UFC debut with a split decision win over Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2023 and followed it up with a unanimous decision win over Kevin Borjas in November. Most recently ,“The Fearless” scored his first UFC finish via TKO against Felipe Bunes this past January.

Meanwhile, Mudaerji bounced back from a foiled UFC debut against Louis Smolka in 2018 by mounting a three- fight winning streak. However, “Tibetan Eagle” has since suffered consecutive submission losses, most recently falling to Tim Elliott on five days’ notice in December 2023.