Joshua Van News

Cole Shelton - December 8, 2025

The UFC had its final pay-per-view card of the year on Saturday as the promotion was in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 323. The main event saw Merab Dvalishvili defending his bantamweight title in a rematch against Petr Yan. The co-main event saw Alexandre Pantoja defending his flyweight strap against Joshua Van. In the end, it was Yan who pulled off the upset as he dominated Dvalishvili in all five rounds to cruise to a lopsided decision win to reclaim his bantamweight title. Van, meanwhile, became the new flyweight champ as Pantoja suffered an arm injury not even a minute into the fight.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 8, 2025

Tatsuro Taira may now be in prime position to challenge for the UFC Flyweight Championship. The new titleholder is Joshua Van, who defeated Alexandre Pantoja in 26 seconds at UFC 323. Pantoja suffered a bad shoulder injury and could not continue. Taira competed on that same night, scoring a second-round TKO finish over Brandon Moreno.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 7, 2025

Joshua Van didn’t want to earn a world title the way he did at UFC 323, but he has some fiery words for the critics. Van entered T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday with hopes of defeating Alexandre Pantoja to become a UFC champion for the first time in his young MMA career. The 24-year-old entered the fight with a ton of momentum off his unanimous decision win over Brandon Royval.

Harry Kettle - December 7, 2025

UFC commentator Dominick Cruz believes that Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van should have been allowed to continue at UFC 323. Last night at UFC 323, 24-year-old Joshua Van became one of the youngest champions in the history of the UFC. He defeated Alexandre Pantoja to become the new king of the flyweight division, but unfortunately, it came as a result of a nasty arm injury that occurred really early on in the fight.

Chris Taylor - December 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 323 results, including the men’s flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van. Van (15-2 MMA) will enter his first career title bout on a five-fight winning streak, with his most recent triumph coming against former title challenger Brandon Royval in a ‘FOTN‘ effort at June’s UFC 317 event. Three weeks prior to that victory, ‘The Fearless’ earned a TKO win over Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC 316 in Newark.

Curtis Calhoun - December 5, 2025

BMF titleholder Max Holloway embraces comparisons between himself and rising star Joshua Van ahead of UFC 323. Joshua Van has the chance to kick off a new era in the UFC flyweight division this Saturday at UFC 323.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 5, 2025

The UFC 323 weigh-ins have wrapped up and both title fights are now official. UFC 323 will emanate from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. The main event will see Merab Dvalishvili chase history. If he successfully retains the UFC Bantamweight Championship against Petr Yan, then he will set a new record for the most successful UFC title defenses in a single year.

Harry Kettle - December 4, 2025

Joshua Van has said that in his eyes, Alexandre Pantoja is the flyweight GOAT as they prepare to battle it out at UFC 323. For the longest time now, Joshua Van has been viewed as someone who can make some real noise at 125 pounds. On Saturday night, he has the chance to make the most noise of all when he challenges Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 323.

Harry Kettle - December 1, 2025

MMA analyst Din Thomas believes that there’s a chance Joshua Van’s UFC 323 title opportunity could be premature. This Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 323, Joshua Van will challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight championship. At the age of just 24, the challenger has the opportunity to become one of the youngest champions in the history of the promotion.

Harry Kettle - November 26, 2025

UFC 323 title challenger Joshua Van doesn’t want an old vs young storyline for his showdown with Alexandre Pantoja. At the age of just 24, Joshua Van is already on the verge of his first shot at UFC gold. In the co-main event of UFC 323, he will challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight championship. It’s a fight that has been in the making for quite some time now, as the 35-year-old attempts to defend his turf and prove that he’s still the best flyweight on the planet.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 7, 2025

Joshua Van has a message for those who don’t believe he can win UFC gold. Van is fresh off a top contender for “Fight of the Year” against Brandon Royval. “The Fearless” went three rounds with Royval and even scored a late knockdown to further cement that he was deserving of the decision victory. After having his hand raised, Van had a staredown with current flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 29, 2025

Alexandre Pantoja believes Joshua Van will prove to be his greatest adversary. Pantoja has looked dominant as the 125-pound champion. After defeating Brandon Moreno to capture the gold, Pantoja has successfully thwarted the challenges of Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, Kai Asakura, and most recently Kai Kara-France. Pantoja submitted Kara-France in the third round to retain his 125-pound gold.

Chris Taylor - June 28, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 317 results, including the men’s flyweight bout between Brandon Royval and Joshua Van. Royval (17-8 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring back-to-back split decision victories over Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira respectively. ‘Raw Dawg’ has gone 5-1 over his past six Octagon appearances overall.

BJ Penn Staff - June 9, 2025

Joshua Van has the opportunity to completely upend the UFC flyweight rankings in a few weeks time. Myanmar’s Van is one of the division’s most promising young contenders. He took another big step up the ladder at UFC 316 this past weekend, when he stunned fans with a blistering knockout of Bruno Silva. That win him brought him to 14-2 overall, and 7-1 in the UFC.