DraftKings Offers $200 Bonus Bets for UFC 331 After $5 Wager

Q: With Tsarukyan's brutal first-round knockout already in the books, can Pantoja rewrite history and reclaim his flyweight crown tonight?

No. Pantoja did not reclaim the flyweight title at UFC 331; Joshua Van beat him again, this time decisively by unanimous decision. Tsarukyan had already delivered the kind of statement win that shifted the arena’s momentum, stopping Mauricio Ruffy with a brutal first-round elbow knockout at 4:56 of Round 1. But in the main event, Pantoja could not complete his own comeback story. The rematch answered the biggest question left by their first meeting, which ended after Pantoja suffered an arm injury just 26 seconds in. This time they went the full five rounds, and Van removed any doubt. Judges scored it 49-46, 49-47 and 50-45 for the 24-year-old champion. Pantoja entered saying he was fully healed and chasing history as only the third UFC flyweight to regain the belt. He had moments, especially with his wrestling and top control, finishing with multiple takedowns and a strong fourth round. But Van’s improvements were clear. He defended most of Pantoja’s takedown attempts, outlanded him heavily on the feet, opened cuts, and even scored the fight’s lone knockdown in the fifth. The result is significant beyond one title defense. Van, now 18-2, has backed up his championship win over Pantoja and his stoppage of Tatsuro Taira, establishing himself as the division’s new standard. For Pantoja, 30-7, the defeat ends the bid to rewrite history tonight and leaves the former champion on the first two-fight skid of his UFC career.

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Sep 20

$200 in bonus bets is available to new DraftKings users who place a first wager of at least $5 ahead of Saturday's UFC 331 card in Los Angeles.
The promotion requires a new account in a legal DraftKings state and pays out over 21 days as eight $25 bonus bets, each valid for seven days and carrying no cash value.
UFC 331's main card starts at 9 p.m. ET, headlined by flyweight champion Joshua Van's rematch with Alexandre Pantoja after Van won their first meeting by first-round TKO in December.
The card also includes Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy and Patricio Pitbull vs. Dooho Choi, while DraftKings highlights deposit, wagering and time-limit tools in its responsible gaming center.