UFC 331: What time Van vs Pantoja 2 starts in South Africa and full fight card

Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja will meet again with the UFC flyweight championship on the line when UFC 331 takes place in Los Angeles this weekend.

UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 takes place at the Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, 19 September 2026, with South African fans facing another late night if they want to follow the action live.

The main card starts at 3am SAST on Sunday, 20 September, while the preliminary action begins earlier.

What time is UFC 331 in South Africa?

Here’s the UFC 331 schedule converted to South African Standard Time:

Early prelims: 11pm SAST, Saturday, 19 September
Prelims: 1am SAST, Sunday, 20 September
Main card: 3am SAST, Sunday, 20 September

The event begins at 5pm ET/2pm PT in the United States, with the main card starting at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

The entire event will stream live on Paramount+ in the United States.

Van and Pantoja meet again for UFC title

The main event is a flyweight championship rematch between current titleholder Joshua Van and former champion Alexandre Pantoja.

Their first meeting took place at UFC 323, where Van claimed the title after Pantoja suffered a first-round arm injury.

The rematch now gives the pair another opportunity to settle the championship fight.

UFC president Dana White has also announced an additional $50,000 “Proper Chaos” bonus for UFC 331, which he will personally award to the fighter he believes is most deserving.

UFC 331 main card

Flyweight Championship: Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja

Lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy

Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull vs Doo Ho Choi

Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski

Heavyweight: Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf

A planned main-card fight between Renato Moicano and Brian Ortega was cancelled just days before the event after Ortega suffered an eye injury.

UFC 331 preliminary card

Bantamweight: Marlon “Chito” Vera vs Charles Jourdain

Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne

Featherweight: Michael Aswell Jr. vs Joosang Yoo

Middleweight: Ryan Gandra vs Ozzy Diaz

UFC 331 early prelims

Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan vs Brunno Ferreira

Women’s Flyweight: Casey O’Neill vs Eduarda Moura

Featherweight: Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson Brito

For South African fight fans, the key time to remember is 3am on Sunday, when the UFC 331 main card gets underway and Van and Pantoja move one step closer to their flyweight title rematch.

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