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UFC 331 rematch puts Joshua Van’s flyweight title on the line

Joshua Van is scheduled to face Alexandre Pantoja at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, with the event streaming on Paramount+.

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UFC 331 is scheduled to take place on 19 September at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with Joshua Van defending the UFC flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja in a rematch.

CBS Sports reports that Pantoja lost their previous meeting at UFC 323 by injury TKO after suffering an arm injury. Van has since successfully defended the title against Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328, while Pantoja has been recovering ahead of the rematch.

The early prelims are scheduled to begin at 5.30pm, followed by the prelims at 7pm. The main card is due to start at 9pm, led by the Van-Pantoja bout.

The co-main event is scheduled to feature Arman Tsarukyan against Mauricio Ruffy. Other listed main-card fights include Dooho Choi against Patricio Pitbull, Gable Steveson against Sean Sharaf, and Iwo Baraniewski against Alonzo Menifield.

The event is scheduled to stream live on Paramount+. CBS Sports says it is included with a subscription, with plans starting at US$8.99 a month.

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