Heading into UFC 253, Brandon Royval got to enjoy his first training camp as a full-time fighter. After earning the $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for his submission win over Tim Elliott in his UFC debut in May, the former LFA flyweight champion put in his two-weeks’ notice at his day job. Royval (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who worked as a security guard at a juvenile detention center, finally got to put his full and undivided attention into fighting and it’s already had a positive impact on his training. He credits a big sponsorship landed after his debut win, which helped make the decision to quit his job a lot easier. “I got a sponsorship right after and it helped me out on a day-to-day basis and Ed and Cyrus from EAP Glass, they reached out to me after my fight, it’s just been unreal,” Royval told MMA Junkie.
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