It looks like Brandon Moreno may have found his replacement opponent in Alexandre Pantoja. Combate is reporting that Pantoja will be replacing Ray Borg at UFC Chile to take on Moreno. Borg was removed from the card due to a family emergency. His infant…
It looks like Brandon Moreno may have found his replacement opponent in Alexandre Pantoja. Combate is reporting that Pantoja will be replacing Ray Borg at UFC Chile to take on Moreno. Borg was removed from the card due to a family emergency. His infant son has undergone two emergency surgeries. Pantoja will come into the bout […]
Alexandre Pantoja is taking the slow and steady approach. Pantoja is a highly regarded flyweight prospect. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Eric Shelton back in January. Pantoja won the fight by split decision. He went on to submit Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 113. In “The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of […]
Alexandre Pantoja is taking the slow and steady approach. Pantoja is a highly regarded flyweight prospect. He made his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Eric Shelton back in January. Pantoja won the fight by split decision. He went on to submit Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 113. In “The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of […]
Alexandre Pantoja has a rematch in mind following his recent win over Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 113. But it is with an opponent he already defeated. Pantoja (18-2), who has won both of his Octagon fights, believes a rematch with Brandon Moreno makes sense for him next. When both flyweights were on The […]
Alexandre Pantoja has a rematch in mind following his recent win over Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night 113. But it is with an opponent he already defeated. Pantoja (18-2), who has won both of his Octagon fights, believes a rematch with Brandon Moreno makes sense for him next. When both flyweights were on The […]
Alexandre Pantoja is puzzled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) discontent with Demetrious Johnson. “Mighty Mouse” is one win away from breaking Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive successful title defenses in UFC history. While Johnson thought he’d be defending his gold against Ray Borg, the UFC pushed for him to fight T.J. Dillashaw instead. […]
Alexandre Pantoja is puzzled by the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) discontent with Demetrious Johnson. “Mighty Mouse” is one win away from breaking Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive successful title defenses in UFC history. While Johnson thought he’d be defending his gold against Ray Borg, the UFC pushed for him to fight T.J. Dillashaw instead. […]
While rarely if ever billed as such, the UFC often runs unofficial “third place” fights on The Ultimate Fighter’s live finale cards. For season 24, possibly because of the different format from the norm, t…
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While rarely if ever billed as such, the UFC often runs unofficial “third place” fights on The Ultimate Fighter’s live finale cards. For season 24, possibly because of the different format from the norm, there’s no such fight scheduled for this coming Saturday’s finale. However, the UFC has in fact booked a fight between the losers of the semi-final bouts…just for the January 28th Fox Network special in Denver, Colorado:
That’s #15 seed/former Caged Aggression MMA Flyweight Champion Eric Shelton, who did the best of the lower-seeded underdog fighters (the other finalists were seeded 1st, 3rd, and 5th), announcing on his Instagram that he’s fighting fellow semifinalist Alexandre Pantoja in Denver. Pantoja came into the show as the #1 seed and the Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion.
With Pantoja officially signed by the UFC, it seems likely that he will be stripped of the RFA title and out of the title unification picture when they merge with Legacy FC shortly. Since interim Legacy champion Matt Schnell has also signed with the UFC, it seems likely that Damacio Page, the other Legacy FC champion, will become the first Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Champion unless he’s also signed by the UFC.