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 at UFC 331 on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, listed as a -135 favorite over Pantoja at +114
- Van became the second-youngest UFC champion in December after catching Pantoja's kick roughly 30 seconds into their fight, which sent Pantoja to the mat with an inadvertent arm injury
- Van followed that upset with an impressive title defense against Tatsuro Taira, while Pantoja says he feels disrespected and forgotten heading into the rematch
- Arman Tsarukyan (-340) meets knockout artist Mauricio Ruffy (+270) in the lightweight co-main, with Tsarukyan saying a win locks up a title shot while a loss ends those ambitions permanently
- The card features Dooho Choi vs. former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull in a featherweight bout, Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in heavyweight action, and Tai Tuivasa facing Robelis Despaigne
- UFC 331 streams exclusively on Paramount+, with the main card at 9 p.m. ET, prelims at 7 p.m. ET, and early prelims at 5:30 p.m. ET; subscriptions start at $8.99 per month
Why it matters: Saturday's flyweight title rematch settles an open question the December finish left behind: Van's 30-second injury win gave him the belt but never determined who the better fighter is, and oddsmakers still favor him at -135. The co-feature carries real stakes too — Tsarukyan's -340 line reflects his clearest path to a lightweight title shot, but he himself says a loss permanently kills that trajectory.
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