Alexandre
Pantoja and Joshua Van
both claim to have tricks up their sleeves for their rematch.

Pantoja (30-6) will look to reclaim the
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title from Van (17-2)
in their rematch at UFC
331 on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Both
125-pounders have identified holes in each other's games that
they're looking to exploit.

Alexandre Pantoja’s coach breaks down their UFC 331 flyweight
title rematch

Pantoja's muay thai coach at
American Top Team, Anderson Franca, says the Brazilian has some
surprises in store for his Octagon return. He believes Van will try
to keep the fight standing as he will be concerned about Pantoja's
ground game. However, Franca claims Pantoja can surprise Van on the
feet as well and predicts a precise fourth-round finish.

“Van's fight with Taira gave us a lot of elements to study in terms
of how he might approach this fight,†Franca told Sherdog. “We have
Plan A and Plan B. We're bringing some surprises. Pantoja is
extremely motivated and our expectations couldn't be better. This
was a particularly good training camp. Parrumpa really pushed his
conditioning so he would be able to go hard for all five rounds if
necessary. I believe Joshua Van will want to keep the fight
standing and emphasize his boxing. I think he'll be concerned about
Pantoja's grappling, but Pantoja can surprise him on the feet as
well. Still, I believe Pantoja will get the finish in the fourth
round.â€

Joshua Van explains the opening he plans to exploit against
Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331

Meanwhile, Van says he’s noticed a chink in Pantoja's armor that he
plans to exploit. He also says he isn't worried about the former
champ's grappling and even believes he could slip in a sneaky
submission. The 24-year-old champ plans to finish Pantoja within
three rounds.

“We work on defending that position, but maybe I'll be the one who
gets him in the rear-naked choke,†Van told Full Send MMA. “I
showed with Taira I'm not scared of the ground; I'll look for a sub
if it's there. We've studied him and seen a little hole that he has
in his game that we are gonna capitalize on. There's a couple of
things I can't speak on, but it's going to be done within three
rounds.â€

American Top Team muay thai coach Anderson Franca believes
Arman
Tsarukyan presents a tricky stylistic challenge for Mauricio
Ruffy.

Tsarukyan will meet Ruffy in the co-main event of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship's upcoming event in Los Angeles.
Franca, who has previously cornered Tsarukyan, won't be in the
Armenian's corner at UFC
331 on Sept. 19 at Crypto.com Arena, but was instrumental in
creating the game plan.

Anderson França breaks down Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy
at UFC 331

In a recent interview with Sherdog, Franca broke down the Tsarukyan
vs. Ruffy matchup. The coach revealed changes Tsarukyan has made to
his camp in preparation for Ruffy, who he considers the best
striker in the 155-pound division.

“Arman always trains with me when he has his camp at ATT, but for
this particular camp he brought Petrosyan, who is a high-level
fighter who competed in K-1,†Franca told Sherdog. “Arman is an
athlete who never gives up and is willing to die in the ring.
Mauricio Ruffy, on the other hand, is a sniper, without a doubt the
best striker in the lightweight division.â€

Franca said he was specifically asked to help Tsarukyan prepare for
Ruffy’s striking after the matchup was finalized.

“As soon as the fight was booked, Parrumpa asked me to help him
study Ruffy's game so I could help him during camp,†Franca said.
“Arman has to be extremely focused because you can't make mistakes
against Ruffy. On the other hand, Arman is the worst stylistic
matchup for Ruffy and he also has an extremely high fight IQ. I
would say this fight is 60-40 in favor of [Tsarukyan].â€

Combat sports veteran Yoel Romero has spoken about retirement ahead of his BKFC 94 clash with Darren Till this month.

At the age of 49, Yoel Romero is still going strong in the combat sports world. It's been a long time since he first burst onto the scene in mixed martial arts, and during his days with the UFC, he was able to achieve some pretty impressive results.

RELATED: Yoel Romero promises even more finishes before eventual retirement: “You guys will be amazedâ€

These days, Yoel Romero is focusing his attention on bare-knuckle boxing. At BKFC 94 in Manchester, he will go head to head with Darren Till in what has the potential to be a real barnburner.

In a recent interview, Yoel Romero opened up on when we may see him finally ride off into the sunset.

Yoel Romero talks about his future

“Yes, of course I'm finishing him,†Romero told Hablemos MMA in Spanish. “Of course, I'm finishing. I'm finishing him. I'm finishing him.â€

“I said I was going to retire at 52 unless my creator tells me, ‘Your time under the lights is over,’†Romero explained. “If God tells me it's time to go, it's time to go. That's the only way I'd leave this dream, this goal of fighting until 52. This is my last run. I said it when I fought at Gamebred. I'm taking this with all the tenacity, discipline I've ever had.

“The fight against Darren Till is part of the end of this final Olympic cycle. Now, as far as BKFC, it's all negotiable. I don't see myself marrying a company or committing to a company – not BKFC, not IBA, no one. I want to be able to have work mobility, and also that way I can make sure I'm active. I want to finish this final Olympic cycle well, and that's with a lot of movement throughout the year. I've been working hard. I'm in really good form, and I thank God for allowing me to do things well.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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