Overview
- The 125-pound title bout serves as the co-main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- DraftKings lists Pantoja at -238 and Van at +195, with the over 2.5 rounds at -238 and the under at +180.
- Pantoja said a victory would boost his case for pound-for-pound No. 1, and it would be his fifth successful flyweight title defense while he stays at 125.
- Van arrives on a six-fight UFC streak with roughly nine significant strikes per minute and 80%+ takedown defense, posing a pace-driven challenge.
- ClutchPoints predicts Pantoja retains, forecasting a mid-round submission or dominant decision, as a media day video showed him tearing up at his son's message and the card caps the ESPN pay-per-view era before a 2026 shift to Paramount+.