Myanmar’s Van defeats Pantoja to retain flyweight title in UFC 331
Summary
Joshua Van won a unanimous decision against Alexandre Pantoja to keep his UFC flyweight title at UFC 331 in Los Angeles. Van, from Myanmar, confirmed his position as the top fighter in the 125-pound division by winning clearly on points over five rounds.Key Facts
- Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision to retain the UFC flyweight title.
- The fight took place at UFC 331 in Los Angeles.
- Van is the first UFC champion from Myanmar.
- In their first fight, Pantoja suffered an accidental elbow injury early on, so this win was Van's first clear victory over him.
- Judges scored the fight 49-46, 49-47, and 50-45 in favor of Van.
- In another UFC 331 fight, Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy in the first round.
- Patricio Pitbull won by knockout against Dooho Choi in the featherweight division.
- Sean Sharaf caused a major upset by knocking out Gable Steveson in just 12 seconds, one of the fastest heavyweight knockouts ever.
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