Dana White Stops UFC 331 Brawl as Van, Pantoja Hype Sept. 19 Rematch
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Updated · MMA Mania · Aug 15
Dana White Stops UFC 331 Brawl as Van, Pantoja Hype Sept. 19 Rematch
3 articles · Updated · MMA Mania · Aug 15
Summary
Dana White stepped between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja at the UFC 331 launch press conference after Pantoja rose from his seat and moved toward the champion.
The flare-up followed Van's claim he would have beaten Pantoja outright in their first fight and his interruption of Pantoja's remarks, prompting the ex-champion to snap back before advancing.
No punches were thrown, and the event ended with the flyweight title rematch still set for Sept. 19 in Los Angeles.
The bad blood stems from UFC 323, where Van took the 125-pound belt after Pantoja suffered an early injury and their first title fight ended inconclusively.
UFC 331 has 13 confirmed bouts, with Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy serving as the co-main event beneath Van-Pantoja 2.