Joshua Van forced a changing of the guard in the flyweight division at UFC 323 when he ended the dominant reign of Alexandre Pantoja – but not in the way anyone could've predicted.

Van (16-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) became one of the youngest champions in company history with a first-round injury TKO win over Pantoja (30-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC), who suffered a dislocated elbow, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, becoming just the sixth champion in divisional history.

Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Van's unfortunate title win vs. Pantoja at UFC 323.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Fighters react to Joshua Van's UFC 323 title win vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Reporting by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie

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