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Joshua Van defends the UFC flyweight title against former champion Alexandre Pantoja in Saturday's UFC 331 main event at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ under its new seven-year UFC deal.

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**Joshua Van** defends the flyweight championship against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles — a rematch after Van won the belt via injury TKO in under 30 seconds at UFC 323 when Pantoja suffered an arm injury.

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**Arman Tsarukyan** meets Mauricio Ruffy in the lightweight co-main event as a -340 favorite on DraftKings, with the article stating a win puts him on the verge of a title shot.

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By CBS Sports · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-19

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Joshua Van defends the flyweight championship against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles — a rematch after Van won the belt via injury TKO in under 30 seconds at UFC 323 when Pantoja suffered an arm injury.
Arman Tsarukyan meets Mauricio Ruffy in the lightweight co-main event as a -340 favorite on DraftKings, with the article stating a win puts him on the verge of a title shot.
Dooho Choi brings a three-fight TKO win streak into his featherweight bout against Patricio Pitbull, a two-division Bellator champion making his UFC numbered-card appearance.
Gable Steveson, the Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, continues his MMA development against Sean Sharaf at heavyweight as a heavy -2100 DraftKings favorite.
Paramount+ holds exclusive streaming rights to all 13 UFC numbered events and 30 Fight Nights annually through 2033, replacing the pay-per-view model with plans starting at $8.99/month.
CBS will broadcast select UFC numbered events live in 2026, airing the final hour of prelims and first hour of the main card via local stations.

Why it matters: UFC 331 is the first numbered event under Paramount+'s seven-year exclusive deal through 2033, replacing pay-per-view with $8.99/month subscriptions that include all 13 numbered events and 30 Fight Nights annually. Pantoja's first fight since surrendering the flyweight belt to Van via injury TKO at UFC 323, while Tsarukyan's -340 co-main test against Ruffy carries stated title-shot stakes per the article.