Tag: Alexandre Pantoja

Alexandre Pantoja Submits Brandon Royval With Second Round Rear-Naked Choke – UFC Vegas 34 Highlights

PantojaLikely earning his first shot at UFC flyweight gold, Alexandre ‘The Cannibal’ Pantoja is also primed for a title rematch against recently minted titleholder, Brandon Moreno — via an impressive second round rear-naked choke over the pressing, Brandon Royval to kick off the main card of UFC Vegas 34. Opening up the main card portion […]

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Likely earning his first shot at UFC flyweight gold, Alexandre ‘The Cannibal’ Pantoja is also primed for a title rematch against recently minted titleholder, Brandon Moreno — via an impressive second round rear-naked choke over the pressing, Brandon Royval to kick off the main card of UFC Vegas 34.

Opening up the main card portion of UFC Vegas 34 tonight, Pantoja and Royval got off to a frenetic pace early, with the Brazilian immediately engaging with clinch work and grappling exchanges, taking the latter’s back for the majority of the opening round.

Attempting to granby roll on cue, Royval almost set up his own heel hook attempt during a scramble, before he was clipped with what appeared to be a well-placed right hand during latter striking exchanges before the close of the first round.

Again taking Royval’s back in the opening minute of the second round, Rio de Janeiro native, Pantoja patiently locked his hands around Royval’s chin, forcing an eventual tap in the process — as he looks to meet with defending champion, Moreno following an initial clash on The Ultimate Fighter before a UFC Fight Night Santiago matchup back in May 2019. In both pairings, Pantoja emerged victorious.

Below, catch Pantoja’s submission stoppage over Royval.

UFC Vegas 34: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Weigh-In Results & Preview

The weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 34 are complete, and every fight will move forward as scheduled! Although every fight will proceed, there was one weight miss on the card, Saidyokub Kakhramonov missed the bantamweight limit for his main card fight against T…

The weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 34 are complete, and every fight will move forward as scheduled! Although every fight will proceed, there was one weight miss on the card, Saidyokub Kakhramonov missed the bantamweight limit for his main card fight against Trevin Jones and will forfeit 20% of his fight purse as a result. The main […]

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Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval In The Works For Aug.21

Alexandre Pantoja will face Brandon Royval in a potential flyweight title eliminator. The flyweight bout is set to to take place on the 21st of August on a UFC Fight Night card. The location and venue is unknown at this current time. MMA Junkie was the…

Alexandre Pantoja will face Brandon Royval in a potential flyweight title eliminator. The flyweight bout is set to to take place on the 21st of August on a UFC Fight Night card. The location and venue is unknown at this current time. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news. Pantoja and Royval, ranked […]

Alexandre Pantoja Unleashes On O’Malley For Sharing Sparring Story

Alexandre Pantoja believes that Sean O’Malley has broken the first rule of MMA fight clubs: never talk about what goes on in MMA fight clubs. Alexandre Pantoja is especially a stickler for this rule when what is spoken involves a tale of him being knoc…

Alexandre Pantoja believes that Sean O’Malley has broken the first rule of MMA fight clubs: never talk about what goes on in MMA fight clubs. Alexandre Pantoja is especially a stickler for this rule when what is spoken involves a tale of him being knocked unconscious. This is precisely the tale that “Suga” Sean O’Malley […]

Pantoja: I Could Only Think Of Figueiredo While Fighting Manel Kape

Alexandre Pantoja is obsessed with rematching UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. It was just last year that Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja battled in a “Fight of the Night” battle. Pantoja came out on the losing end while Figueiredo…

Alexandre Pantoja is obsessed with rematching UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. It was just last year that Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja battled in a “Fight of the Night” battle. Pantoja came out on the losing end while Figueiredo went on to win his next four fights, including capturing the undisputed flyweight championship. Aside from […]

Alexandre Pantoja Outworks Manel Kape – UFC Vegas 18 Results

Kape PantojaNext up on the UFC Vegas 18 main card is a flyweight clash between Alexandre Pantoja and the debuting Manel Kape. Round 1: Pantoja is aggressive early on as he puts the pressure on Kape. Pantoja lands a couple of body kicks. Kape defends a takedown attempt. He lands a jab but receives a leg […]

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Next up on the UFC Vegas 18 main card is a flyweight clash between Alexandre Pantoja and the debuting Manel Kape.

Round 1: Pantoja is aggressive early on as he puts the pressure on Kape. Pantoja lands a couple of body kicks. Kape defends a takedown attempt. He lands a jab but receives a leg kick from Pantoja in response. Pantoja lands a body kick and follows it up with a big leg kick. Kape continues to stay on the outside and move but hasn’t really thrown a lot of strikes. Kape eats a body kick and then goes for a cartwheel kick only to find himself on the ground. Pantoja looks to land ground and pound. The round comes to an end with Kape failing on a takedown attempt.

Round 2: A better round from Kape who continues to pick his shots. Pantoja continues with his onslaught of strikes as he only lands a couple that he’s throwing such as a body kick. Kape lands a leg kick. Pantoja responds with a right hand. Not a lot of action in this fight overall but even more so in this round as neither fighter is taking many chances. Kape goes for a takedown attempt and gets Pantoja down to end the round.

Round 3: Pantoja lands a body kick. Pantoja goes on a flurry but fails to hurt Kape like much of this fight while the latter looks to land the perfect counter strike. Kape eats another a body kick. Kape goes for a jab and looks to get more active but Pantoja lands a combination that ends in a head kick that connects. Kape eats it and mockingly acts like he’s wobbled. Kape is the one advancing forward now and blocks a body kick. Pantoja lands a leg kick. Pantoja complains of an eye poke but the referee didn’t see it as Kape looks for the kill. Pantoja is fine as they continue striking before Kape takes him down. Pantoja gets up and lands a knee on his way up. Kape looks for another takedown but ends up controlling Pantoja along the fence as the fight ends.

Official result: Alexandre Pantoja defeats Manel Kape via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).