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Van dominates Pantoja in rematch to retain UFC flyweight title
September 20, 2026 at 06:58 AM
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Myanmar’s Van dominates Pantoja to retain flyweight belt in UFC 331
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Joshua Van dominates Alexandre Pantoja in rematch to retain UFC title
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UFC 331: Live results and analysis for Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2
(opens the publisher’s site)Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision in their rematch at UFC 331 in Los Angeles on Saturday, retaining the flyweight title.
- Van defeated Pantoja via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-47, 50-45) in the UFC 331 main event at Crypto.com Arena, extending his record to 18-2.
- The rematch followed their December fight, which ended 26 seconds in when Pantoja dislocated his elbow, handing Van the belt.
- Van said: "A lot of people said that was an accidental win … well, doubt me now."
- Dana White said the event drew a sellout crowd of 19,357 for an $8.3 million live gate, a record for Crypto.com Arena.