UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van has made it recognized that he needs to see Alexandre Pantoja get a future rematch for the world title.
This weekend at UFC 328, Joshua Van will defend his UFC flyweight championship towards Tatsuro Taira. It can function his first look as champion, following on from his win over Alexandre Pantoja to win the strap. In fact, the rationale why he left with the title was as a result of Pantoja suffered a nasty harm within the early levels of the struggle.
Ever since then, followers have been questioning what precisely a Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja rematch would seem like. Whereas Pantoja is definitely additional alongside in his profession and has much more miles on him, he has the expertise essential to trigger somebody like Van issues.
In a current interview, Joshua Van made it crystal clear that he needs to run it again with Pantoja sooner or later sooner or later.
Joshua Van on Alexandre Pantoja rematch
“That’s over with,” Van informed MMA Combating. “Proper now, I’m simply specializing in Taira. Like I stated, me and Pantoja going to run it again anyhow after this struggle. I don’t take into consideration that no extra.”
“Info,” Van stated about Pantoja deserving the rematch. “He dominated the division. It’s solely proper they offer him the rematch. Yeah, I actually hope me and him can run it again.”
“After they first known as me for the 2 weeks’ discover they stated Taira or Manel and I stated Manel,” Van stated. “It didn’t undergo. Then for March 7, they stated let’s do it and I stated sure. Each of them stated no, I assume. Now the UFC is such as you’re combating Tatsuro and that’s it.
“I’m positively going to struggle all of those guys anyway. I simply need to get whoever. I simply selected Manel as a result of he known as me out so I wished to run that however now I’ve obtained Tatsuro to fret about. After that, whoever the UFC offers me.”
Quotes by way of MMA Fighting
Earlier than that, although, Van has to make sure he will get via Taira on Saturday night time.
