{"id":859137,"date":"2026-08-18T02:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859137\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T02:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T02:40:09","slug":"ufc-331-poster-joshua-van-vs-alexandre-pantoja-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859137\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 331 Poster: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Unfinished business gets the Hollywood treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight champion Joshua Van defends his title for the second time in a rematch against former 125-pound kingpin Alexandre Pantoja in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/462735\/ufc-331-fight-card-start-time-date-location-van-vs-pantoja-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 331<\/a>\u2019s main event on Sat., Sept. 19, 2026, inside Crypto.com Arena\u2014formerly known as Staples Center\u2014in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Today, the promotion released UFC 331\u2019s official marketing poster on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Could the graphic designers make \u201cCity of Angels\u201d any harder to decipher? Anyway, cool colors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Pantoja and Van first collided in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-323-fight-card-start-time-live-results-merab-vs-yan-2-mma\/405914\/ufc-323-results-highlights-play-by-play-merab-vs-yan-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 323<\/a>\u2019s co-main event, but the fight lasted just 26 seconds after then-champion Pantoja <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-323-fight-card-start-time-live-results-merab-vs-yan-2-mma\/408267\/alexandre-pantoja-reacts-to-gnarly-injury-that-cost-him-his-title-at-ufc-323-ill-be-back-sooner-than-you-think\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dislocated his elbow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Van became champion in one of the most unfortunate title changes in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Since then, Van (17-2) has successfully defended the Flyweight title once, knocking out Tatsuro Taira in the fifth round at UFC 328 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-328-live-stream-fight-card-start-time-how-to-watch\/442763\/watch-ufc-328-video-highlights-van-knockout-taira-paramount-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Pantoja, meanwhile, is fully healthy and finally gets the opportunity to reclaim the championship he never truly lost in a fight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Tsarukyan (23-3) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/464696\/dog-days-are-over-arman-tsarukyan-officially-out-of-dana-whites-doghouse-ahead-of-ufc-331-co-main-event-spot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now out of the doghouse<\/a> and will look to finally lock up his Lightweight title shot when he collides with the surging Brazilian highlight reel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Here is the rest of the card so far:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2<br \/>Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy<br \/>Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega 2<br \/>Patricio Pitbull vs. Doo Ho Choi<br \/>Charles Jourdain vs. Marlon Vera<br \/>Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz<br \/>Casey O\u2019Neill vs. Eduarda Moura<br \/>Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira<br \/>Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne<br \/>Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf<br \/>Iwo Baraniewski vs. Alonzo Menifield<br \/>Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito<br \/>Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Joo Sang Yoo<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">To check out UFC\u2019s upcoming calendar of events click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unfinished business gets the Hollywood treatment. 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