{"id":32513,"date":"2026-09-20T08:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?p=32513"},"modified":"2026-09-20T08:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:10:50","slug":"ufc-331-van-vs-pantoja-2-preview-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/09\/ufc-331-van-vs-pantoja-2-preview-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 | Preview &amp; Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles will host the UFC this weekend with a headline rematch at flyweight between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were robbed of this battle when the two first met in December 2025 with an arm injury to former champion Pantoja but the rematch is just as tantalising eight months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may be the only title fight on the night but this is a card stacked with talent and I have offered all my predictions and betting plays below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon icon-border\"><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Joshua Van<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Alexandre Pantoja<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">Flyweight Title Bout<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Joshua Van To Win in Round 4, 5 or by Decision @ $3.25<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#brazil\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>It was an unfortunate finish when these two flyweight\u2019s fought for the title at the end of 2025 when Alexandre Pantoja dislocated his elbow in the very first round.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery has gone well and just eight months after the injury Pantoja will get his chance to claim back UFC gold on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters have had winning streaks in the UFC but Pantoja defended his belt four times before his injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 34 year old has wins over Brandon Moreno, Steve Erceg, Kai Asakura and Kai-Kara France in title fights but this is a big ask to come back and beat such a well rounded fighter in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s more than capable but I\u2019m expecting the younger Joshua Van to score points with his combination punching and distance control.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>\nJoshua Van To Win in Round 4, 5 or by Decision @ $3.25<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/mma\/ufc-331-van-vs-pantoja-2\/joshua-van-vs-alexandre-pantoja-main-card\/84fe83f8-54ff-439b-9df0-3320623fceb6\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"84fe83f8-54ff-439b-9df0-3320623fceb6\" data-tr-event-id=\"84fe83f8-54ff-439b-9df0-3320623fceb6\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#armenia\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Arman Tsarukyan <\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">Mauricio Ruffy<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">Lightweight Bout<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bet-on\" style=\"margin-top:0\">Mauricio Ruffy By KO\/TKO @ $4.80<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#brazil\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p>Armen Tsarukyan has had a lot of success in the UFC thanks to his ability to control large part of fights with his wrestling prowess.<\/p>\n<p>His five fight win streak has been spread out over a number of years and he has come under huge scrutiny for demanding a title fight despite not being active enough.<\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Ruffy has just one loss to his UFC resume and a lot of highlight knockout wins which includes two spinning wheel kick finishes.<\/p>\n<p>This is a classic wrestler vs striker co main event but the key is that it will happen across five rounds.<\/p>\n<p>This gives plenty of time for Ruffy to land that one shot that he needs and that is where the value lies.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>\nMauricio Ruffy By KO\/TKO @ $4.80<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/sports\/mma\/ufc-331-van-vs-pantoja-2\/arman-tsarukyan-vs-mauricio-ruffy-main-card\/c471bb5e-35d2-4e4f-9e7e-49f10df44422\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open sport_event\" data-tr-label=\"c471bb5e-35d2-4e4f-9e7e-49f10df44422\" data-tr-event-id=\"c471bb5e-35d2-4e4f-9e7e-49f10df44422\"  \n          >Bet Now<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/tabnz\/svg-sports-country-flags-icon.svg?v=20260909a#brazil\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; 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We were robbed of this battle when the two first met in December 2025 with an arm injury to former champion Pantoja but the rematch is just as tantalising eight months later. It may be the only title fight on the night but this is a card stacked with talent and I have offered all my predictions and betting plays below. 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Mins 0 Secs UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 Sunday 20th Sep Joshua Van&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[578],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-32513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc","tag-ufc-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"20\/09\/2026","event_country":"New Zealand"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 | Preview &amp; Tips - TAB NZ Punters Lounge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/09\/ufc-331-van-vs-pantoja-2-preview-tips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_NZ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 | Preview &amp; Tips - TAB NZ Punters Lounge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Los Angeles will host the UFC this weekend with a headline rematch at flyweight between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja. 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