Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja were respectful and cordial during every interaction leading up to their first encounter but the same can’t be said for the rematch at UFC 331.
A pre-fight press conference announcing the rematch saw Van and Pantoja at each other’s throats, just waiting for the chance to settle some unfinished business. The bad blood turned so volatile at that press conference that Pantoja went as far as saying Dana White actually stopped the former flyweight champion from slapping Van during the event.
“As far as I checked, I’m his dad,” Van said during UFC 331 media day on Wednesday. “I don’t know what he was talking about. Th
