PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Opponents Joshua Van of Myanmar and Alexandre Pantoja of Brazil face off during the UFC 331 press conference at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)
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The next UFC title fights take place at UFC 331. That event, which is scheduled for this Saturday, September 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles finds the UFC flyweight belt on the line. In the main event, current 125-pound champion Joshua Van faces the man he took the belt from, Alexandre Pantoja. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, what could be a lightweight title eliminator, finds Arman Tsarukyan matched against Mauricio Ruffy. We look at the bout order for the UFC 331 fight card.
UFC 331 Fight Card
UFC 331 Main Card
Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Maurício Ruffy
Patrício Pitbull vs. Choi Doo-ho
Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf
Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski
UFC 331 Preliminary Card
Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain
Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne
Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Yoo Joo-sang
Ryan Gandra vs. Osman Diaz
UFC 331 Early Preliminary Card
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
Casey O’Neill vs. Eduarda Moura
Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
*Fight card subject to change
UFC 331 Main Event: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2
Van (17-2) and Pantoja (30-6) faced off at UFC 323 in December. The bout lasted just 26 seconds, as an injury to Pantoja’s left arm as he fell to the mat left him unable to continue. The TKO loss ended Pantoja’s title run after four successful defenses. He initially won the UFC’s 125-pound crown in July 2023 with a split-decision win over Brandon Moreno. Pantoja’s title defense wins came against Brandon Royval (decision), Kai Asakura (submission), and Kai Kara-France (submission).
Van is coming off a May title defense win over Tatsuro Taira. That fight ended via TKO in the fifth round.
Van vs. Pantoja 2 Opening Odds and Line Movement
When the odds opened for the UFC 331 main event, Van was the +170 underdog to the -200 Pantoja. Those odds have moved significantly. The odds have flipped as fight night approaches. Today, Pantoja is the underdog (+113) to Van, who is the -132 betting favorite.
UFC 331 Co-Main Event: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Maurício Ruffy
The co-main event of UFC 331 is scheduled for five rounds, which should give fight fans some indication that the promotion is treating the matchup between Tsarukyan (23-3) and Ruffy (14-2) as something special.
Tsarukyan was scheduled to face Islam Makhachev in a title fight at UFC 311 at Crypto.com Arena, but was forced from that event on weigh-in day. Tsarukyan has fought once since then, beating Dan Hooker via submission in November.
Ruffy is coming off a June TKO victory over Michael Chandler at the White House in June.
Tsarukyan vs. Ruffy Opening Odds and Line Movement
The UFC 331 co-main event has not seen the big swing the main event has. Tsarukyan opened at -350 and remains the -350 favorite, while Ruffy opened as the +280 underdog, and he is now listed at +284.
*Odds via BetOnline
We will have more on the UFC 331 fight card as fight night nears.
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