UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 (2026)

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 19, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. A UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between current champion Joshua Van and former champion Alexandre Pantoja headlined the event. They previously competed in December 2025 at UFC 323, where Van won the belt via technical knockout 26 seconds into the first round as a result of an arm injury sustained by Pantoja.

Erscheinungsdatum
2026-09-19
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Laufzeit
3 Std. 15 Min.
Genres
Action

Besetzung

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UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 19, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Background

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Los Angeles and first since UFC 227 in August 2018. Initial reports had speculated that the event may have been held at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, or be part of the promotion's Noche UFC 4 celebration of Mexican Independence Day in Glendale, Arizona.

A UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between current champion Joshua Van and former champion Alexandre Pantoja headlined the event. They previously competed in December 2025 at UFC 323, where Van won the belt via technical knockout 26 seconds into the first round as a result of an arm injury sustained by Pantoja.

A five-round lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Maurício Ruffy served as the co-main event. Tsarukyan was initially expected to face former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira also in a five-round lightweight bout, with early reports indicating that Oliveira would defend his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title, but the bout was later changed to a non-title contest.

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Kayla Harrison (who is also a 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo; and a two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) and former two-time champion Amanda Nunes, who also held the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship, was reportedly planned for the event. However, the bout is postponed for undisclosed reasons.

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Vera and Charles Jourdain took place at the event. The bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman in July, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.

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