Overview
- Alexandre Pantoja defends the UFC flyweight title against 24-year-old Joshua Van in the UFC 323 co-main event on Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Joshua Van rejects an old-versus-young narrative and says he expects to finish Pantoja inside three rounds, while preparing for five.
- Kyoji Horiguchi returned to the UFC in Qatar with a submission of Tagir Ulanbekov after years away, then used his post-fight interview to call out Pantoja.
- Pantoja welcomes a potential title defense against his American Top Team training partner and calls the opportunity a "present," yet says he will not consider it until after UFC 323.
- Riding multiple title defenses and a long win streak, Pantoja credits Horiguchi for elevating his game as the veteran moves back into the top tier of the division.