Everything you need to know ahead of a stacked UFC 331 card in Los Angeles, California topped by a flyweight title rematch between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja.
When they first met at UFC 323 in December of last year Van ended Pantoja's storied title reign in the very first round when the champion suffered an arm injury in an early exchange.
Since then Van defended his belt against Tatsuro Taira and will now have the chance to establish himself as the true king of the flyweight division when they meet again over five rounds at the Crypto.com Arena on 19 September.
The event is also set to feature the likes of top lightweight contender Armansan Tsarukyan, former title challenger Brian Ortega and burgeoning heavyweight prospect Gable Steveson.
UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 - All you need to know
Date: | Saturday 19th September 2026 |
Headline Bout: | Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja |
Approx Ring Walk Time: | 04:30 Sunday 12th July (BST) |
Weight Class: | Flyweight |
Titles: | UFC Flyweight Championship |
Referee: | N/A |
Promoters: | UFC |
Venue: | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA |
TV Channel: | TNT Sports |
Fight Date
UFC 331 is set to take place on 19 September, 2026 from Los Angeles, California, United States.
Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 Fight Time
While fight times are yet to be announced for UFC 331, we can estimated based on recent numbered events on the west coast of the US that the main event of will take place around 04:30 BST in the early hours of Sunday, 20 September for fans in the UK and Ireland.
Venue
The full UFC 331 card will take place at the 20,000-capacity Crypto.com Arena, home of the LA Lakers of the NBA.
The venue has hosted a number of UFC events over the years, dating all the way back to clash between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie in May 2006.
Odds
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Full fight card
Main card:
Weight class | Fight |
Flyweight title | Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja |
Lightweight | Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy |
Featherweight | Patricio Pitbull vs Choi Doo-ho |
Lightweight | Renato Moicano vs Brian Ortega |
Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski |
Preliminary card:
Heavyweight | Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf |
Bantamweight | Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain |
Heavyweight | Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne |
Middleweight | Edmen Shahbazyan vs Brunno Ferreira |
Featherweight | Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson Brito |
Women's Flyweight | Casey O'Neill vs Eduarda Moura |
Middleweight | Ryan Gandra vs Osman Diaz |
Featherweight | Michael Aswell Jr. vs Yoo Joo-sang |
*Card correct as of 17th August
