UFC 331

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 19, 2026 (2026-09-19)
VenueCrypto.com Arena
CityLos Angeles, California, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 UFC Fight Night 289

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 (branded as Crypto.com UFC 331 for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on September 19, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Background

The event will mark the promotion's sixth visit to Los Angeles and first since UFC 227 in August 2018.[2] Initial reports had speculated that the event may have been held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California or be part of the promotion's Noche UFC 4 celebration of Mexican Independence Day in Glendale, Arizona.[3][4]

A UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between current champion Joshua Van and former champion Alexandre Pantoja is scheduled to headline the event.[5] They previously competed in December 2025 at UFC 323, where Van won the belt via technical knockout 26 seconds into the first round as a result of an arm injury sustained by Pantoja.[6]

A five-round lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Maurício Ruffy is scheduled to serve as the co-main event.[7] Tsarukyan was initially expected to face former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira also in a five-round lightweight bout, with early reports indicating that Oliveira would defend his symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title, but the bout was later changed to a non-title contest.[8][9][10][11] Oliveira and Tsarukyan previously met in April 2024 at UFC 300, where Tsarukyan won via split decision.[12] On August 5, the promotion announced that Tsarukyan would instead face Ruffy. The withdrawal came just days after the death of Oliveira's longtime teammate, UFC flyweight Allan Nascimento, although no official reason for Oliveira's withdrawal was given.[7][13]

A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Kayla Harrison (who is also a 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo; and a two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) and former two-time champion Amanda Nunes, who also held the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship, was reportedly planned for the event.[9] However, the bout is postponed for undisclosed reasons.[9] The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 324 in January 2026.[14] However, Harrison withdrew from the bout after being diagnosed with herniated discs in her neck, which required surgery.[15]

A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Vera and Charles Jourdain is scheduled to take place at the event.[3] The bout was originally scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman in July, but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[16]

A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Curtis Blaydes and former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta was scheduled for the event.[17] However, the bout is actually scheduled to take place one week prior at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Silva.[18]

A lightweight rematch between former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Renato Moicano and former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Brian Ortega is scheduled for the event.[19] The pair previously met in a featherweight bout at UFC 214 in July 2017, where Ortega won via third‑round guillotine choke.[20] They were previously expected to rematch at UFC 326 in March,[21] but Ortega withdrew due to injury and Moicano was later moved to headline UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan one month afterward.[22][23]

Fight card

Main card (Paramount+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Joshua Van (c) vs. Alexandre Pantoja [a]
Lightweight Arman Tsarukyan vs. Maurício Ruffy
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull vs. Choi Doo-ho
Lightweight Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield vs. Iwo Baraniewski
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Heavyweight Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain
Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne
Middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira
Early preliminary card (Paramount+)
Featherweight Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
Women's Flyweight Casey O'Neill vs. Eduarda Moura
Middleweight Ryan Gandra vs. Osman Diaz
Featherweight Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Yoo Joo-sang
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Ruben Kok (2026-07-13). "Crypto.com Arena in LA gastheer voor UFC 331 op 19 september". vechtsportinfo.nl. Retrieved 2026-07-14. (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Staff (2026-08-01). "UFC returns to Los Angeles for UFC 331 in September". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  3. ^ a b Staff (2026-07-07). "Canada's Charles Jourdain to face Marlon Vera at UFC 331 in September". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  4. ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-07-07). "Marlon Vera vs. Charles Jourdain booked for Noche UFC 4 date". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. ^ Nolan King (2026-08-05). "UFC 331 gets Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja rematch". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  6. ^ Jay Anderson (2025-12-07). "UFC 323: Alexandre Pantoja injures arm, Joshua Van claims gold". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  7. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2026-08-05). "Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy five-round bout among UFC 331 additions". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  8. ^ Anastasiia Dudkina (2026-07-25). "Oliveira and Tsarukyan set for BMF title rematch at UFC 331 on September 19". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  9. ^ a b c Harvey Leonard (2026-08-01). "Arman Tsarukyan reportedly won't be allowed to challenge for Charles Oliveira's BMF title at UFC 331". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  10. ^ Kyle Dimond (2026-07-23). "Arman Tsarukyan title fight reportedly set to headline UFC 331 in Los Angeles". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  11. ^ Alexander Behunin (2026-07-28). "Report: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira 2 tops UFC 331 in LA". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  12. ^ Patrick McCorry (2024-04-13). "UFC 300: Arman Tsarukyan takes next step, defeats ex-champ Charles Oliveira". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  13. ^ Nolan King (2026-08-03). "UFC announces flyweight Allan Nascimento dead at 34". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  14. ^ Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2025-11-27). "Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes title bout set for UFC 324 co-main". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  15. ^ Damon Martin (2026-01-14). "Kayla Harrison out of UFC 324, fight against Amanda Nunes postponed to later date". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  16. ^ Drew Beaupre (2026-06-23). "UFC Oklahoma City reportedly gets banger co-main fight after main event announcement". si.com. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  17. ^ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-12). "Top 8 heavyweights collide at UFC 331 in Los Angeles". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
  18. ^ Marcel Dorff (2026-07-14). "Top 8 Heavyweights collide at Noche UFC in Phoenix". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
  19. ^ Jed Meshew (2026-07-24). "Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega rematch targeted for UFC 331". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  20. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-07-29). "UFC 214 results: Brian Ortega earns record 4th straight win by 3rd-round finish vs. Renato Moicano". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  21. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-12-13). "Report: Brian Ortega finally makes move to lightweight, draws Renato Moicano at UFC 326 on March 7". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  22. ^ Nolan King (2026-01-30). "Brian Ortega withdraws from UFC 326". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  23. ^ Nolan King (2026-02-21). "UFC books American Top Team stablemates for April main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  24. ^ "UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-08-05.

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