Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja will meet again with the UFC flyweight championship on the line when UFC 331 takes place in Los Angeles this weekend.
UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 takes place at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, 19 September 2026, with South African fans facing another late night if they want to follow the action live.
The main card starts at 3am SAST on Sunday, 20 September, while the preliminary action begins earlier.
What time is UFC 331 in South Africa?
Here’s the UFC 331 schedule converted to South African Standard Time:
- Early prelims: 11pm SAST, Saturday, 19 September
- Prelims: 1am SAST, Sunday, 20 September
- Main card: 3am SAST, Sunday, 20 September
The event begins at 5pm ET/2pm PT in the United States, with the main card starting at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
The entire event will stream live on Paramount+ in the United States.
Van and Pantoja meet again for UFC title
The main event is a flyweight championship rematch between current titleholder Joshua Van and former champion Alexandre Pantoja.
Their first meeting took place at UFC 323, where Van claimed the title after Pantoja suffered a first-round arm injury.
The rematch now gives the pair another opportunity to settle the championship fight.
UFC president Dana White has also announced an additional $50,000 “Proper Chaos” bonus for UFC 331, which he will personally award to the fighter he believes is most deserving.
UFC 331 main card
Flyweight Championship: Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja
Lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy
Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull vs Doo Ho Choi
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski
Heavyweight: Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf
A planned main-card fight between Renato Moicano and Brian Ortega was cancelled just days before the event after Ortega suffered an eye injury.
UFC 331 preliminary card
Bantamweight: Marlon “Chito” Vera vs Charles Jourdain
Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne
Featherweight: Michael Aswell Jr. vs Joosang Yoo
Middleweight: Ryan Gandra vs Ozzy Diaz
UFC 331 early prelims
Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan vs Brunno Ferreira
Women’s Flyweight: Casey O’Neill vs Eduarda Moura
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson Brito
For South African fight fans, the key time to remember is 3am on Sunday, when the UFC 331 main card gets underway and Van and Pantoja move one step closer to their flyweight title rematch.
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