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Royval disappointed by UFC debut win over Tim Elliot: I didn’t do well enough to quit my day job

UFC newcomer Brandon Royval made a strong statement in his debut on Saturday. The 27-year-old flyweight picked up a second-round submission win over former title challenger Tim Elliot.

But even with this huge feather in his cap, “Raw Dawg” was left disappointed in his performance, which he candidly told Daniel Cormier during the post-fight interview.

“I’m better than that. At the end of the day, I’m a striker, I put on exciting fights,” Royval said. That’s not gonna give me $50K, I’mma still have to go to work. I don’t know, I’m not impressed by myself.

“I’m trying to make money out here.