At UFC 323, the flyweight title was on the line in the co-main event. Alexandre Pantoja (30-6) was looking to defend his title for the fifth time as he took on top contender Joshua Van (16-2). Nobody expected Van to be in the title picture to close 2025 but here he was challenging for the belt.

Van got a big win over Bruno Silva over the summer and that got him moving in the right direction. However, he surged to the top of the division when he stepped in on short notice against Brandon Royval and defeated the top contender. That’s what earned him this shot against the great Alexandre Pantoja.

When the fight started, Pantoja went right at Van. It was wild from the opening exchanges and you could tell that Pantoja was going to try and bully the challenger. Pantoja threw a high kick and Va

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