the reign of Alexandre pantoja The flyweight (57 kg) fight came to a shocking end. In the co-main event of UFC 323In the event held this Saturday (6), in Las Vegas (USA), the Brazilian suffered an arm injury just 26 seconds into the race and, due to its severity, was unable to continue competing. Therefore, Joshua Van, a sensation in MMA who has nothing to do with it, won by technical knockout and became the new champion of the category.
The frustrating setback brought an end to Pantoja's eight-fight winning streak. Given his legacy in the UFC flyweight division, the Brazilian is likely to get a rematch with Van or face whoever is the champion when he recovers, possibly in 2026.
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Injury in seconds
Pantoja started the fight aggressively. The Brazilian launched a blitz on Van, but came out worse. When he went to the ground, the veteran fractured his arm in the fall, when he braced himself.
Immediately, Pantoja put his hand on his left arm and signaled to the referee that he could not continue the fight. Visibly upset, the veteran even spoke with Dana White. Even Van offered his support to the Brazilian and celebrated the victory briefly.
Results UFC 323
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight belt (up to 61,2 kg): Petr yan derrotou Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Flyweight belt (up to 57 kg): Joshua Van derrotou Alexandre pantoja by technical knockout (arm injury) at 26 seconds of round 1
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Tatsuro Taira derrotou Brandon Moreno by technical knockout (punches) at 2:24 of R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Payton Talbott derrotou Henry Cejudo by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Jan Blachowicz x Bogdan Guskov It ended in a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Manuel Torres derrotou Grant dawson by technical knockout (punches) at 2min25sec of R1
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Chris Duncan derrotou terrance mckinney by submission (Anaconda choke) at 2:30 of Round 1
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Maycee barber derrotou Karina Silva by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): fares ziam derrotou Nazim Sadykhov by technical knockout (elbows) at 4:59 of round 2
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Bruno Hulk derrotou Marvin vettori by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): jalin turner derrotou Edson Barboza by technical knockout (punches) at 2min24sec of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Iwo Baraniewski defeated Ibo Aslan by knockout (punch) at 1min29sec of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Mansur Abdul-Malik derrotou Antonio Trocoli by submission (standing guillotine choke) at 1 minute and 9 seconds of round 1.
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Mairon Santos derrotou Muhammad Naimov by technical knockout (punches) at 21 seconds of round 3
Pantoja backstage at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC
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