Tonight, Alexandre Pantoja will try to wrest the UFC flyweight title from Joshua Van, after losing the belt to the young star in their first fight.
In December, Pantoja suffered a shoulder injury 26 seconds into his title defence against Van, as the latter became the second-youngest champion in UFC history – under bizarre circumstances.
Pantoja, 36, has not fought since then, while Van, 24, retained the gold against Tatsuro Taira in May. In the eyes of many fans, the Myanmar native legitimised his title reign with that win, surviving great adversity to ultimately stop Taira in a fight of the year contender.
But to really mark himself as the ‘true’ flyweight champion, must Van overcome Pantoja – a pound-for-pound star and divisional great – in emphatic fashion? Tonight, he gets the chance to do so when he defends the strap against the Brazilian at UFC 331.
Follow live updates and results from UFC 331, below.
How to watch UFC 331 tonight
In the UK, the card will air live on TNT Sports and is also accessible via HBO Max, EE TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky Sports. In the US, Paramount+ will stream the action, with CBS showing a segment of the card.
UFC 331 LIVE: Rest of tonight’s fights
In reverse order!
Joshua Van (C) vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 (flyweight title)
Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy (lightweight)
Patricio Pitbull vs Dooho Choi (featherweight)
Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf (heavyweight)
Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski (light-heavyweight)
Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain (bantamweight)
Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
Michael Aswell Jr vs Joosang Yoo (featherweight)
Ryan Gandra vs Ozzy Diaz (middleweight)
UFC 331 early-prelim results
Edmen Shahbazyan def. Brunno Ferreira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Casey O’Neill def. Eduarda Moura via submission (first-round armbar, 3:22)
Joanderson Brito def. Giga Chikadze via first-round KO (ground and pound, 1:56)
UFC 331 timings tonight
The early prelims just wrapped up, with the regular prelims about to begin at any moment. We’ve then got the main card at 2am BST (6pm PT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET).
We’ll give you the early prelim results in just a few moments!
UFC 331 LIVE: Welcome!
Pantoja, 36, has not fought since then, while Van, 24, retained the gold against Tatsuro Taira in May. In the eyes of many fans, the Myanmar native legitimised his title reign with that win, surviving great adversity to ultimately stop Taira in a fight of the year contender.
Follow live updates and results from UFC 331, right here.
