Joshua Van, the flyweight known as The Fearless, has “Blessed” across his chest, with feathered shapes and red flowers around it. His left shoulder and forearm carry darker work. The photos show how the pieces are placed, but don’t provide a personal explanation for each design.
Blessed across the chest
A photo from the fight with Bruno Silva shows “Blessed” in flowing script across Van’s upper chest. The word sits within a larger composition rather than on its own. Silva is on the left in yellow shorts; Van is on the right in black.
The word has an ordinary meaning, but Van’s specific reason for choosing it isn’t established here. It has been compared with Michael Chandler’s chest tattoo because the wording matches; that doesn’t show Van copied it or intended the same story.
The wings and floral chest tattoo
During his fight with Rei Tsuruya, Van’s turning torso brings out the red flower-like forms below the script. Feathered shapes sit higher on the chest, while the flowers and darker outlines fill the lower area.
The word is the quick read; the wings and flowers take longer to follow. Their colors and placement are visible, but the photos don’t establish that they represent a particular person or event.
The left shoulder and forearm tattoos
A second Tsuruya photo shows more of Van’s left shoulder. Shaded, scrolling forms wrap around the upper arm, with darker work continuing toward the forearm. Published descriptions mention a clock, but the available views don’t show a clear dial or readable time.
Some fine forearm details are also hard to make out. For another example of broad upper-body coverage, see Alessio Sakara’s tattoos; the designs and their meanings differ from fighter to fighter.
Life in the flyweight division
The wider fight photo shows Van on the left in white shorts with Tsuruya opposite him in red. Because Van is partly turned away, it isn’t a useful close-up of the chest or shoulder.
His 2025 run included wins over Tsuruya, Silva and Brandon Royval; the Royval fight at UFC 317 put him in the title picture. Van is Myanmar-born and based in Houston, but that background doesn’t by itself explain the tattoos.
Fight-night celebrations
After the Royval fight, Van sits on the cage under red arena lights, with blue glove tape and a green mouthguard. The side angle hides much of the chest design, so this image gives a sense of the celebration rather than a close tattoo view.
The portrait above shows Van in a cap and UFC shirt after UFC 313, with an official raising his arm. The video below is his UFC 317 Octagon interview: a post-fight conversation, not a tattoo explanation.