UFC 331: Van Vs. Pantoja 2 – Event Details And Full Fight Card

UFC 331 takes place on Saturday, September 19, as the UFC returns to Los Angeles for a major flyweight championship rematch. Joshua Van puts his UFC flyweight title on the line against former champion Alexandre Pantoja in the main event at Crypto.com Arena. The card also features a five-round lightweight clash between Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy in the co-main event.

Event Details

Event: UFC 331: Van Vs. Pantoja 2
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, California
Early Prelims: 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT
Prelims: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Main Card: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT

UFC 331 is headlined by the second meeting between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja. Their first encounter ended after just 26 seconds when Pantoja suffered an injury, with Van subsequently becoming the UFC flyweight champion. Van enters the rematch as the reigning champion, while Pantoja is attempting to reclaim the title.

The co-main event features Arman Tsarukyan against Mauricio Ruffy in a five-round lightweight contest. The main card also includes former Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull against Dooho Choi, while Alonzo Menifield faces Iwo Baraniewski and Gable Steveson takes on Sean Sharaf.

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Full Fight Card

Main Card

Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 – UFC Flyweight Championship
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy – Lightweight
Patricio Pitbull vs. Dooho Choi – Featherweight
Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski – Light Heavyweight
Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf – Heavyweight

Prelims

Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain – Bantamweight
Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne – Heavyweight
Michael Aswell Jr. vs. JooSang Yoo – Featherweight
Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz – Middleweight
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira – Middleweight
Casey O’Neill vs. Eduarda Moura – Women’s Flyweight
Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito – Featherweight

The UFC’s current event preview confirms the complete 12-fight lineup, with five bouts scheduled for the main card and seven on the preliminary portion of the event.