Joshua Van suffered major injury month before UFC 331

Joshua Van had to reach down deep to beat Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331, and the road to the fight was just as precarious.

Saturday’s main event in Los Angeles saw the flyweight champion emerge victorious after an exciting five-round battle with Pantoja, further cementing Van as one of the UFC’s future stars. Van previously won the title when their first fight ended with Pantoja suffering a freak injury in the opening moments of the contest, and has now successfully defended it twice with wins over Pantoja and Tatsuro Taira.

At the evening’s post-fight press conference, Van revealed he suffered a major injury a little over a month before the Pan