UFC 331 -- Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja: Fight card, date, odds, location and more for Los Angeles — SkimNews
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- Joshua Van defends his flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in the UFC 331 main event Saturday, Sept. 19, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Van a -135 favorite and Pantoja at +114
- Van became the second-youngest UFC champion in December by upsetting Pantoja roughly 30 seconds into the fight after Pantoja suffered an inadvertent arm injury from a fall following a caught kick
- Van has since defended the title against Tatsuro Taira, while Pantoja told the outlet he feels 'disrespected' and 'forgotten,' fueling an unusual personal rivalry ahead of the rematch
- Arman Tsarukyan (-340) returns in the co-main against Mauricio Ruffy (+270), his first fight in over 20 months after withdrawing from a January 2025 lightweight title shot against Islam Makhachev due to a weight-cut injury
- Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson is a heavy -2100 favorite in his heavyweight bout against Sean Sharaf, with the full 12-fight card streaming on Paramount+ starting at $8.99 per month
Why it matters: The flyweight title picture gets clarity after a first fight ending that Pantoja's camp considers inconclusive, while a Tsarukyan win over Ruffy — priced as a near-certainty at -340 — puts him back in line for a lightweight title shot against Islam Makhachev more than 20 months after a weight-cut injury derailed that opportunity.
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