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Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega rematch targeted for UFC 331

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Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega rematch targeted for UFC 331

Brian Ortega is finally moving up to lightweight, and his first fight is against a former featherweight opponent.

MMA Fighting confirmed that Ortega is targeted to make his lightweight debut at UFC 331 taking on Renato Moicano. Leo Guimaraes first reported the bout. The event is expected to take place in Los Angeles on Sept. 19.

The remaatch was originally slated for UFC 326 in March but Ortega was forced to withdraw.

A two-time featherweight title challenger, Ortega has struggled with weight-cutting issues over the past few years, first pulling out of a bout with Diego Lopes at UFC 303 (the two later fought at UFC 306), and then struggling to make 145 for his bout against Aljamain Sterling at UFC Shanghai, necessitating a last-minute change to make the fight a catch-weight bout. These weight-cutting issues have also coincided with a drop in performance from “T-City,†having lost both bouts.

Currently ranked No. 10 in the UFC lightweight rankings, Moicano spent his first eight UFC fights at featherweight, including a 2017 submission loss to Ortega at UFC 214. But since moving to lightweight in 2020, “Money†has found his stride, amassing an 8-4 record in the division and challenging Islam Makhachev for the lightweight title at UFC 311. While Moicano lost that short-notice fight and his subsequent one to Beneil Dariush, “Money†rebounded with a submission win over rising prospect Chris Duncan at UFC Vegas 115 in April.

UFC 331 takes place on Sep. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The main and co-main events have yet to be announced.

Mike Heck and Damon Martin contributed to this report.

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UFC 330 ‘Makhachev vs. Garry’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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Sherdog’s live UFC
330 “Makhachev vs. Garry†coverage will begin Saturday at 5:30
p.m. ET.

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UFC 330 Results: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry

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UFC 330: Makhachev v Machado Garry - Ceremonial Weigh-in
UFC 330: Makhachev v Machado Garry - Ceremonial Weigh-in

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – AUGUST 14: (L-R) Opponents Islam Makhachev of Russia and Ian Machado Garry of Ireland face off during the UFC 330 ceremonial weigh-in at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 14, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)

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Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja have to be separated at UFC 331 press conference: ‘When someone talks, you shut your f*cking mouth’

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Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja have to be separated at UFC 331 press conference: ‘When someone talks, you shut your f*cking mouth’

The rematch between Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja has some real heat behind it.

In December, Van took the UFC flyweight title from Pantoja, winning just moments into the fight when Pantoja dislocated his elbow while falling to the ground. Since then, Pantoja has been healing up from his injury, while Van defended his title with a fifth-round stoppage victory over Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328 in May. Now, the two are set to run things back at UFC 331 next month, and at the opening press conference for the event on Friday, things got testy between the two.

“Had that not happened, I would have still whooped his ass that day,†Van said when asked about the injury that awarded him the title. “So September 19, it's just another opportunity for me to whoop his ass again.â€

“I think he needs to wash his mouth,†Pantoja replied. “I respect where I'm from. I'm from Brazil. In Brazil, you need to take care about what you talk. If not, maybe you lose your teeth.â€

Things only heated up from there as Van interrupted Pantoja while he was giving a long answer about what this fight means to him and his history in the division.

“Bro, talk about the fight on September 19,†Van said. “We're not here for your story, bro. We're here for the fight.

“Hey kid, when someone talks, you shut your f*cking mouth,†Pantoja responded. “You understand that?â€

“Shut up. What you gonna do about it?â€

In response to this, Pantoja stood up and started to walk across the dais toward Van, before security intervened to sit him back down, with Van mocking him the whole time.

“You ain't doing shit,†Van said. “Sit your ass down. Sit your ass down; you ain't doing shit. Somebody get him some milk.â€

“Hey kid, September 19, you're gonna be locked in the octagon with me,†Pantoja replied.

This is a new look from Van, who seemed to enjoy needling Pantoja and trying to rile him up. But for the former flyweight champion, this just looked like Van pretending to be something he's not.

“Nothing about Joshua surprises me,†Pantoja said. “He tries to make this character, tries to be the tough guy, but what I see, he's just a fraidy cat. He's afraid.â€

“I ain't afraid of shit,†Van responded.

“Oh, I'm so tough,†Pantoja mocked.

“My name is Fearless,†Van said. “I ain't scared of you.â€

The two then had their first faceoff for this fight, where things remained fiery, with both men jawing at each other and Dana White having to keep them apart.

UFC 331 takes place on Sep. 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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