Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 – UFC 331: Time, TV channel, live stream & card for flyweight championship rematch

JOSHUA VAN and Alexandre Pantoja go head-to-head in a flyweight title rematch at the top of the blockbuster UFC 331 bill. The pair first met in December last year, when Van clinched the belt after Pantoja was forced to retire just 26 seconds in with an arm injury. Joshua Van defends his flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja on Saturday night Credit: Getty Joshua Van won the belt off Alexandre Pantoja in December last year Credit: Getty The Burmese MMA star defended his title in May by stopping Tatsuro Taira via a fifth-round technical knockout. Van will look to further cement his status as champion as he attempts to beat Pantoja once again, this time more conclusively. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! The Cannibal, now fully recovered after nine months out of the octagon, bids to avenge his bizarre defeat at UFC 323. Saturday’s co-main event features a lightweight clash between Arman Tsarukyan and Mauricio Ruffy. Tsarukyan returns to the UFC after pulling out of a title fight against Islam Makhachev in January 2025 due to a back injury. The winner of the highly anticipated bout has been tipped to face lightweight champion Justin Gaethje in his first defence of the strap. When is UFC 331? UFC 331 takes place on Saturday, September 19. The early prelims are due to begin at 10pm BST / 5pm ET, with the regular prelims at 12am BST /7pm ET and then the main card at 2am BST / 9pm ET. The event will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. What TV channel is UFC 331 on and can it be live streamed? In the UK, UFC 331 will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1. Fans can live stream the card via the HBO Max app/website. In the US, the event will be aired on Paramount+, with select parts of the card shown on CBS. Most read in MMA UFC 331 card *Subject to change Main card Joshua Van (C) vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 (flyweight title) Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy (lightweight) Patricio Pitbull vs Dooho Choi (featherweight) Renato Moicano vs Brian Ortega (lightweight) Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski (light-heavyweight) Prelims Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf (heavyweight) Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain (bantamweight) Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight) Michael Aswell Jr vs Joosang Yoo (featherweight) Early prelims 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) Comment now