Van and Pantoja hit 125 as UFC 331 weigh-ins clear Los Angeles rematch

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Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja both hit 125 pounds for their flyweight title rematch at Crypto.com UFC 331.

UFC posted the official weigh-in results Friday ahead of Saturday’s card at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The champion and the former titleholder cleared the championship limit for the five-round main event. Arman Tsarukyan (156) and Mauricio Ruffy (155) also made weight for the five-round lightweight co-main.

According to MMA Junkie and Sherdog, all 24 fighters on the 12-bout card made weight. Early prelims start at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT, prelims at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, and the main card at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Paramount+ in the United States. The main event and co-main are five rounds; every other bout is three.

Official weights

Main card

  • Joshua Van (125) vs Alexandre Pantoja (125) — UFC flyweight championship, five rounds
  • Arman Tsarukyan (156) vs Mauricio Ruffy (155) — lightweight, five rounds
  • Patricio Pitbull (145.5) vs Dooho Choi (146) — featherweight
  • Gable Steveson (240) vs Sean Sharaf (241) — heavyweight
  • Alonzo Menifield (205.5) vs Iwo Baraniewski (206) — light heavyweight

Prelims

  • Marlon Vera (136) vs Charles Jourdain (135) — bantamweight
  • Tai Tuivasa (264.5) vs Robelis Despaigne (263) — heavyweight
  • Michael Aswell Jr. (146) vs JooSang Yoo (145.5) — featherweight
  • Ryan Gandra (186) vs Ozzy Diaz (186) — middleweight

Early prelims

  • Edmen Shahbazyan (185) vs Brunno Ferreira (184.5) — middleweight
  • Casey O’Neill (125) vs Eduarda Moura (125.5) — women’s flyweight
  • Giga Chikadze (146) vs Joanderson Brito (145.5) — featherweight

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