UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Date, Start Time, Fight Card, How to Watch and Odds

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UFC 331 goes down Saturday, September 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the promotion’s first card in that building in eight years. Flyweight champion Joshua Van defends against the man he took the belt from, Alexandre Pantoja, in a rematch of a fight that ended early. Arman Tsarukyan meets Mauricio Ruffy over five rounds in the co-main, and former Bellator champion Patricio Pitbull makes his UFC debut. The whole card streams on Paramount+ with no separate pay per view charge.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 · CRYPTO.COM ARENA · PARAMOUNT+UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · main card 9 p.m. ET

Start Times

Early prelims 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT
Prelims 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT
Main card 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT
Main event walkout (est.) Around 11:30 p.m. ET, depending on how the card runs
How to watch Paramount+ (United States), all tiers, no PPV fee

Main Card

Bout Weight
Joshua Van (c) vs. Alexandre Pantoja, flyweight title 125
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy, five rounds 155
Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega 2 155
Patricio Pitbull vs. Doo Ho Choi 145
Charles Jourdain vs. Marlon Vera 135

The prelims include Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf and Tai Tuivasa vs. Robelis Despaigne at heavyweight, Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Brunno Ferreira, Giga Chikadze vs. Melquizael Brito and Casey O’Neill vs. Eduarda Moura. The full bout order is on the UFC 331 fight card page.

The Main Event

Van is 17-2 and holds the belt; Pantoja is 30-6 and held it before him. Their first fight was stopped early, which is the whole reason for the rematch and why the division has been waiting on it. Tsarukyan, 23-3 and the No. 2 lightweight, is fighting to hold his place in line for a title shot against a surging Ruffy.

Odds

Betting lines for the main and co-main are added here once the major books post final numbers Saturday. Check back on fight day.

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Full fight card · Start time by time zone · Who is Joshua Van? · Why some UFC fights are five rounds

The Bottom Line

UFC 331 is Saturday night in Los Angeles on Paramount+: early prelims at 5 p.m. ET, main card at 9, Van vs. Pantoja 2 for the flyweight title on top.