Overview
- The rematch for the UFC flyweight title between champion Joshua Van and former long-reigning champion Alexandre Pantoja is scheduled to headline UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, Sept. 19.
- The promotional buildup has been heated, with tense faceoffs and trash talk that included a Philadelphia press-conference confrontation requiring Dana White’s intervention.
- Sportsbooks list Van as a slight favorite and he has publicly predicted a finish inside three rounds, while Pantoja says he is motivated to reclaim the belt after the injury-shortened first meeting.
- The co-main event features Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy in a five-round lightweight bout widely viewed as a potential title-eliminator that could accelerate the winner toward a shot at the belt.
- The rest of the main card remains intact with notable fights including Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf and Patricio Pitbull vs. Doo Ho Choi, and the event will stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.